Santa Monica College has received a $2.1 million, two-year federal grant for a comprehensive pilot program targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander students with academic need and other low-income students.
PALISADES PARK — Marcy Miller rested her head gently on the California palm tree, tears welling in her eyes as she embraced the trunk, memories of her now deceased father, once a worker in a lumber yard, flooding back.
As flu season approaches, medical professionals warn against both seasonal influenza and H1N1, also called swine flu. “H1N1 is a new virus and people lack immunity to it,” said Dr.
MAIN STREET — There’s a plethora of currencies traveling in the wallets of tourist-heavy Santa Monica, from dollars to euros to yen. Local business owner Janabai Amsden hopes to soon add a new type of exchange to the mix.
CITYWIDE Don’t slip up The problem of falls is significant, and the Los Angeles County Department of Community and Senior Services wants to remind people to watch where they step during the annual Fall Prevention Awareness Week, which runs through Sept.
Editor’s Note: One in a series of stories on the Santa Monica Police Department’s 66 cold case homicides. Some information has been withheld by the SMPD to protect the integrity of the investigation.
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.
Dear EarthTalk How can I make good use of the rainwater that runs down my roof and into my gutters? — Brian Smith, Nashua, NH For most of us, the rain that falls on our roof runs off into the ground or the sewer system.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Nearly two weeks into the school year, there seems to be minimal issues in the reorganized House System at Santa Monica High School. That’s according to district officials who reported during the Board of Education meeting on Thursday that the controversial cost-cutting move to reduc
SM BEACH — Forty screaming fourth graders, imitating everything from a great white shark to an octopus, raced across the sand at Muscle Beach next to the Santa Monica Pier.
SM BEACH — One of the most notoriously polluted beaches in the state has been seeing cleaner days. Frequently assigned a failing grade in Heal the Bay’s Weekly Beach Report Card, the water quality at the Santa Monica Pier has gradually improved in the nearly four months since the storm drain beneath
FRANKLIN STREET — There was ringing and then silence. Mary Mascarenas heard it from her bedroom, awakening to the sound of Cookie the cat sprinting in the backyard, the bell on its collar ringing in a frantic call for help.
