DOWNTOWN Services planned A service for Matthew Mezza will be held today at 3 p.m. at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary, located at 6001 W. Centinela Ave.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
Police arrested three men Sunday morning for allegedly trying to break into a guest house in the 2300 block of 21st Street. SMPD Sgt. Jay Trisler said a resident saw the suspects and called police.
WILSHIRE BLVD. — The ceremony in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth, held at the World Culture Center Auditorium here on Monday, became more than a remembrance — it was also a call to community involvement in light of the recent shootings in Tucson and the suicide of a local 14-year-old boy
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Two men were booked into the Santa Monica jail on drug charges after a multi-agency task force seized 47 kilos of cocaine and $2.
In an effort to get Santa Monicans to shop in their neighborhoods, the Buy Local Santa Monica Committee has launched the 3/50 Project Challenge that invites people to blog about their three favorite local, independently-owned business in exchange for a chance to win prizes.
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — Police are investigating a possible gang-related shooting that erupted here Sunday night following a brawl that involved 20 to 30 black and Hispanic men who gathered near Woodlawn Cemetery, an area known for gang activity.
The school board will hold a special meeting this Thursday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. at district headquarters (1651 16th St.) to discuss and agree on a timeline for the search of a new superintendent to replace Tim Cuneo, who is retiring in June.
Dear EarthTalk: What is being done to enable ocean fish populations to rebound after being so over-fished? Are nations coming together on this in any way? — Deborah Kay, Milford, Conn.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman has named Al Venegas, a 23-year veteran of the department, to serve as the department’s second in command.
DOWNTOWN — There are fewer homeless people in Santa Monica than there were two years ago, but those who remain on the streets tend to have “complex, chronic disabilities” and have a disproportionate impact on the city’s resources and the community’s enjoyment of public spaces, according to a report
