DOWNTOWN — When Santa Monica pediatrician Dr. Edward Malphus disembarked in the Cameroonian airport of Douala, he didn’t — and couldn’t — know exactly what to expect.
Two weeks ago, a doting grandmother enjoying the beautiful, sunny weather with her infant grandson on Wilshire Boulevard was attacked by a disheveled, middle-aged man who forcibly tried to wrench the strapped-in 1-year-old from his stroller.
CITY HALL — The City Council declared July 2011 Recreation & Parks month, and simultaneously bid farewell to the Recreation & Parks Commission’s longest-serving member and chair, Neil Carrey.
SMO — State Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, is calling on the state Department of Toxic Substances Control to investigate air pollution and blood-lead levels among residents living near Santa Monica Airport.
With more than enough time for a mid-summer get-together or end of the season bash, the Santa Monica Community Recreation Division is now accepting reservations for the barbecue areas at Airport, Clover and Marine parks for gatherings of less than 150 people.
SMO — Why brave what many are predicting to be one of the worst traffic events in recent memory when you can take to the skies? That’s what a few airlines and charter aviation operators are hoping frustrated commuters decide during the two days Interstate 405 will be closed from Interstate 10 to U.
DOWNTOWN — If you are looking for a local hotel this weekend to escape “Carmageddon,” you may be out of luck. Santa Monica’s hotels are all nearly booked solid for July 16-17 when the Interstate 405 closure is expected to create major traffic delays on the Westside and the San Fernando Valley.
SMC — The Santa Monica College Small Business Development Center has won an excellence and innovation award from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
AIRPORT PARK — When Rolando Marchis saw images of tornados ripping through communities across the Midwest recently, he couldn’t help but wonder what could be done to help the victims of such devastation.
“A Memory of Two Mondays” is not one of Arthur Miller’s more recognizable plays, but it should be. Especially at a time like this, when the American economy is going through a Great Recession.
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.
WESTSIDE — Only in Los Angeles could a weekend freeway closure be compared to the end of the world. Authorities will close Interstate 405 to do road work in July, and they took the step Monday of issuing a dire warning a full month ahead of time because of the potential traffic nightmare it could ca
