SMMUSD HDQTRS ¬ó Deliberation over a $385 million school bond measure that could appear on the November ballot revealed deep divisions within the Board of Education and community as each struggled to balance much-needed school repairs with a desperate shortage in funding.
CITY HALL ¬ó The Rent Control Board voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a change to its charter that would dramatically alter how rent increases are calculated, if not their final amount.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Despite vigorously denying he gave one of his horses an illegal performance-enhancing mixture, trainer Doug O’Neill was suspended 45 days — a ban that won’t take effect until after his superstar colt, I’ll Have Another, tries to win the Triple Crown.
BROADWAY — As a teenager, Liz Crosson contrasted her suburban lifestyle in Northern California with back country adventures in the wilderness. She still remembers her first backpacking trip to the Central Coast of California during her time as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley.
SM BAY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board on Tuesday announced plans to reduce pollution entering the Santa Monica Bay and other local lakes, rivers and streams.
The Board of Education approved funding to pay for the planning and design of permanent lighting on the football field at Malibu High School at its meeting Thursday.
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL — The Board of Education will hold a special meeting Tuesday to vote on a change in fundraising policy which would prohibit parent groups from raising money to pay for staff at specific school sites.
Santa Monica-Malibu school board Vice President Ben Allen has been selected by The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) as a delegate to the Philippines for a 10-day political exchange program beginning on Nov.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Incensed parents clashed with school district staff Wednesday night in a showdown over whether or not to serve non-fat chocolate milk to kids in local schools.
MALIBU — Members of the Malibu Parent Teacher Student Association packed the Malibu High School library Thursday morning to question two members of the school board about issues facing the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
MAIN LIBRARY — If there are opponents in Santa Monica’s business community of the proposed law banning stores from giving out free single-use plastic bags, they haven’t made themselves known to the local Chamber of Commerce.
The school board will hold a special meeting this Thursday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. at district headquarters (1651 16th St.) to discuss and agree on a timeline for the search of a new superintendent to replace Tim Cuneo, who is retiring in June.
