A few important things happened in Santa Monica while I was chasing street art in London. The first was the City Council’s adoption of design recommendations from the architects of the new City Hall Town Square, while rejecting suggestions from the Landmarks Commission that would have retained many
CITY HALL — The owner of Village Trailer Park agreed to hold off on the demolition of 10 uninhabited trailers Wednesday so that the City Council will have the opportunity to discuss the matter at its meeting next week.
As anyone who has ever lived in a high rise apartment can attest, it’s very different than living in a home or even a small apartment building. As my late mother used to say about everything in life, “It has its plusses and its minuses.
The latest school fundraising controversy centers around new mechanisms the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is considering to insure that lower achieving schools obtain a more equal share of the fundraising pie.
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials are considering switching to district-wide fundraising, a move which proponents believe would cut to the roots of the achievement gap by evening up financial support for schools with higher populations of low-income students.
There were plenty of reasons to be somber as we marked the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks recently. Honoring the lives lost and communities shattered on that day were foremost among them.
OCEAN PARK — A home of potential historic importance on the 2500 block of Third Street was stripped to the studs in what conservationists are calling a “huge disconnect” between the City Hall’s stated preservation goals and its practices.
Imagine you’ve recently moved into a beautiful new studio apartment located just steps from Santa Monica Place and the Third Street Promenade. Hip boutiques and gourmet restaurants are just outside your doorstep, and the world-famous Santa Monica Pier and beaches are easily accessible by foot, bicyc
SACRAMENTO — A change is coming to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, one meant to broaden the scope of history to include a traditionally marginalized group — the homosexual and transgendered community.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Members of the Board of Education promised substantive changes in curriculum and training as well as a progress report within two months in response to a racial incident that officials acknowledge took place at Santa Monica High School in May.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — School board members voted unanimously Monday night to hire Sandra Lyon as the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s new superintendent.
SMC — Over the course of six months in 1961, more than 400 people, both black and white, risked life and limb while traveling on buses and trains through the Jim Crow South to challenge segregation laws.
