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.
CITY HALL — Over the next five years, City Hall planned to build over 300 affordable apartments, help fund improvements at Santa Monica High School, develop a 6-acre park in the Civic Center and build a new library in the Pico Neighborhood — all with the help of more than $280 million in redevelopme
We’ve just had three “change” elections in a row, but you don’t get the sense that Americans are any happier with politics and government. In late December, a Gallup poll found just 17 percent satisfied with the way things are going in the United States — well below the average of 40 percent since G
It’s official. Pacific Park, home to the nation’s first solar-powered Ferris wheel, has been sold to CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. for $34 million, officials with the real estate investment trust said Wednesday.
Continuing the 2010 Sammies — my figurative awards for all things good, bad and ugly in Santa Monica politics and governance. The “Feeding at the Public Trough” Sammy goes to Harry Keiley and the Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association.
The Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau is looking for a few good men and women to help welcome University of Wisconsin fans for a Rose Bowl pep rally Thursday at the Santa Monica Pier.
SM PIER — Expect to see a flood of college football fans dressed in red and white if you’re in Downtown Santa Monica on Dec. 30 — the date when the Big Ten co-champion Wisconsin Badgers will hold a pep rally at the Santa Monica Pier ahead of their Rose Bowl appearance opposite Texas Christian Univer
It’s rough out there for many Santa Monicans these days. The city by the sea is not immune to the grim economic conditions and high unemployment crippling California.
SM PIER — Popular Santa Monica attraction Pacific Park is set to be sold for $34 million, with final approval of the sale expected to come during tonight’s City Council meeting, a staff report stated.
Q: I have noticed there are many more police officers in the Downtown since Thanksgiving weekend, especially on the Third Street Promenade. Are there any concerns I need to worry about? A: Unfortunately, the holidays bring increased property crimes, especially in Downtown where there is tourism, sho
Q: I’m flying out of town for the holidays and would like some suggestions on making my time at the airport less of a hassle? A: The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has provided a list of all the new flight guidelines that travelers should know.
