DOWNTOWN — Frank McCourt’s legal problems regarding the Los Angeles Dodgers and the aftermath of a messy divorce have cast a shadow over the future of another of his sporting assets — the L.
Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Park is offering all San Fernando Valley residents up to 53 hours of free rides during Carmageddon weekend. From July 16 to 17, the 405 Freeway will be closed for the removal of the historic Mulholland Drive bridge.
DOWNTOWN — The Dogtown family has lost one of its founding fathers. Chris Cahill, one of the original Dogtown Z-Boys who revolutionized skateboarding with their sharp-turns and faster, more aggressive low-slung surf style, has died.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Help comes in a lot of different ways for the homeless. Santa Monica has one of the best systems of care in the country. Good words can travel quite a distance.
DOWNTOWN — Water quality around the Santa Monica Pier continues to improve as the beach surrounding the historic landmark was taken off the Natural Resources Defense Council’s “10 Repeat Offenders” list, attorneys in the environmental advocacy group’s Santa Monica office said Wednesday.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming City Council consent agendas. Consent agenda items are routinely passed by the council with little or no discussion from elected officials or the public.
SANTA MONICA BLVD — The conflict between bicyclists and those who drive Santa Monica’s streets has claimed an accomplished character actor. Donald Sutherland, who played Hawkeye Pierce in the movie “MASH”, was driving out of an alley in the 1200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard around 2:45 p.
Q: My family and I are excited to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. We are staying at a hotel in Santa Monica and wondered where we should watch fireworks from? What can you recommend? A: Unfortunately, it has been about 22 years since the city of Santa Monica has had fireworks.
SM PIER — Although some have described fugitive Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger as a recluse, he apparently did enjoy hanging out at the historic Santa Monica Pier, where one man says he recognized Bulger in 2008 and contacted the television show “America’s Most Wanted.
BEACHSIDE — As Memorial Day came and went, Santa Monicans near the seashore might have wondered whatever happened to those eight new restrooms promised for Santa Monica Beach.
SM BEACH — His name is Andreas Hoenigschmid, but he might as well call himself Mr. Sandman. The artist, husband, father and former fire dancer has been following his own dream, using a love of geometry and a passion for the visual and performing arts to create grand, crop circle-like designs in the
