NOMA — Republicans are rumored to exist in the liberal bastion of Santa Monica, and this week strong evidence surfaced that supports this theory. Devout Democrat and dog walker David Mayhan was out for a stroll Thursday morning when he spotted something strange and unsettling at the corner of 18th S
OCEAN AVE — In an effort to block the development of high-end condos here, a group of residents has filed an appeal with the City Council, calling on elected officials to force the developer to conduct a report on the project’s environmental and social impacts on the surrounding neighborhood.
CITYWIDE After years of lackluster ridership numbers, the Big Blue Bus will officially retire the Tide Ride shuttle on Monday, Sept. 6 despite objections from business owners and residents in Ocean Park.
CITY HALL — Bio-tech firm Agensys on Wednesday cleared a major hurdle in its bid to build its headquarters on a City Hall-owned lot near Bergamot Station, avoiding heavy criticism of its proposal during a hearing before the Planning Commission.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Nine schools in Santa Monica and Malibu could be generating solar power by early next year, after the school board on Wednesday gave its final approval to install solar panels.
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.
Santa Monica College journalism professor and student newspaper Corsair advisor Saul Rubin has been named the winner of the newly established SMC Foundation president’s circle chair of excellence in communication.
If a tree falls in cyberspace, does it make a sound? City Hall and the Urban Forest Master Plan Task Force are trying to make some noise with a new website dedicated to Santa Monica’s trees.
CITY HALL — A day after a proposal to bar grocery stores and other retailers from handing out free, single-use plastic bags in California failed to pass the state Senate by a 14-21 vote, local backers of the ban blasted Sacramento lawmakers and said they would move ahead quickly with a local version
Santa Monica College Monday opened its first Digital Learning Studio, a cutting-edge classroom equipped with new technology to improve learning through collaboration.
From Aug. 27-29, Santa Monica firefighters volunteered to help “Fill the Boot” with donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a non-profit organization working to find a cure for the hereditary disease.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The rooftops at nine Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District campuses could soon be getting solar panels designed to generate two-thirds of the district’s electricity needs, under a deal expected to receive approval from the school board at its meeting tonight.
