Center could save city $2.9M
Public drunks in Santa Monica may soon be taken to a sobering safe house instead of a hospital or the city jail.
The proposed
By Daily Press staff
With the excitement generated by the upcoming historic Mars “opposition” — as well as the launching of new Mars rovers — Santa Monica College’s John Drescher Planetarium
Bell faces up to 21 years in prison
Michael Ward Bell, a local auto mechanic who shot and killed a transient last July, was found guilty Tuesday of voluntary manslaughter.
Jury to decide whether man is guilty of murder
Deliberations began Friday in the case against Michael Ward Bell, a Pico Boulevard mechanic who shot and killed a transient last
Witness: Mechanic took deliberate aim at transient
Closing arguments will be made today in the murder trial of a Pico Boulevard mechanic who is accused of shooting and killing a
By Evelyn Jerome
We all agree that poverty leads to crime, but the Daily Press story (June 17, 2003) made me wonder if anyone wants to look at what leads
Mayor: Pico neighborhood is the ‘tale of two cities’
In a city overwhelmingly populated by wealthy white professionals, one neighborhood stands out as a pocket of poverty and crime.
Community
By Dan Kolhoff Santa Monica
Santa Monica is slowly moving itself towards a transportation heart attack. The City Council approves every artery-clogging (traffic calming/pedestrian safety) device that the
The Pico Neighborhood Association offers the following plan to address the problem of gun violence in the neighborhood. It asks the City Council, police department and residents to take responsibility,
By Richard Tuttle Pico resident
The Santa Monica Police Department deserves a giant thank you from the peace-loving residents of the Pico neighborhood. They've done a great
In the last five weeks, five shootings have occurred in the Pico neighborhood.
Fast work by Santa Monica Police has led to the arrest of eight suspected shooters, most of
Two additional suspects arrested in Pico shootings
Two men were arrested Tuesday for attempted murder in connection with last week’s drive-by shooting in an eastside Santa Monica neighborhood.
