PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Authorities say actress Jaime Pressly has been arrested in Santa Monica for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Santa Monica Police Department has joined the social networking website Facebook and are encouraging residents to “like” them. The SMPD had 106 friends as of Thursday afternoon.
THIRD STREET — If you lose a laptop on the Third Street Promenade, and then six months go by, most people would say you might as well consider it gone.
DOWNTOWN — A Santa Monica police officer is in stable condition following a traffic collision on Broadway and Sixth Street on Thursday evening. According to witnesses, the motorcycle officer was traveling westbound on Broadway when a black SUV attempted to make a left on to Sixth Street while headin
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
CITY HALL — With $21 million in grant funding for bicycle improvements in the past three years and a number of substantial infrastructure improvements to show for it, Long Beach is making strides toward its goal of becoming the most bike friendly city in the nation.
DOWNTOWN — OPCC, a leading provider of homeless services in Santa Monica and the Westside, will be able to help 25 more chronically homeless individuals thanks to an increase in funding from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
It’s official. Pacific Park, home to the nation’s first solar-powered Ferris wheel, has been sold to CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. for $34 million, officials with the real estate investment trust said Wednesday.
SMC — A lot of money is made producing promotional spots for television shows and films, and thanks to a just-launched program at Santa Monica College, some if it could soon be in the hands of formerly at-risk students.
Those interested in becoming members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Financial Oversight Committee now have until Jan. 28 to submit an application.
CITY HALL — The power to select a mayor from among Santa Monica’s seven City Council members could end up in the hands of the voters, if a proposal by Councilman Bobby Shriver gains traction.
CITY HALL — For the first time, City Hall is set to begin installing “pervious concrete” that allows rain water to percolate into the ground rather than flow into the ocean as it prepares to launch its 2011 alley improvement program.
