DOWNTOWN — As people flock to movie theaters to check out blockbusters like “Terminator: Salvation,” and Disney’s “Up,” city staff are reviewing two proposals to redevelop a parking structure into a state-of-the-art cinema with ground-floor retail or restaurant space.
SMC — Former Mayor Nat Trives, known around town as “Mr. Santa Monica,” and world champion surfer and expert on coral reefs Dr. Richard Grigg will receive the 2009 SMC Alumni Recognition Award from the Santa Monica College Foundation.
OLYMPIC HIGH SCHOOL — Hunter Irons’ face slowly turns the shade of a tomato, his forehead covered in small beads of sweat as he tries to remain focused on the task at hand for just a little bit longer.
CITY HALL — The economic downturn could force higher parking citations and overdue library book fines in Santa Monica. Those are just some of the measures that city officials have incorporated into a roughly half billion dollar budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year, hoping to weather the storm through
CITY HALL — Aiming to protect itself from liability and recoup the costs incurred from allowing various groups to hold events on school property, the district last week unveiled a revised permitting policy for the use of facilities on all campuses.
<i>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.
Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend that marks the beginning of summer. To many people, especially the nation’s thousands of combat veterans, this day, which has a history stretching back all the way to the Civil War, is an important reminder of those who died in the service of their
MAIN LIBRARY — The days of duping the librarian without consequence are over. Most people who have ever checked out a library book have had to deal with some sort of overdue penalty at least once in their lives, but very few have had the pleasure of dealing with Unique Management Services, Inc.
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SM MOUNTAINS — A recent flora survey of the Santa Monica Mountains near Sandstone Peak, the highest point in the region at 3,000 feet, revealed a species of plant not known to inhabit the area.
DOWNTOWN — Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a jewel thief suspected of stealing four Omega watches valued at $17,000 from a local jewelry store earlier this month.
CITY HALL — The fallout from the defeat of five major budget propositions from the special election became apparent on Thursday when district officials outlined the first in a series of spending cuts expected for the upcoming school year.
