Q: Recently my friend was stopped by a police officer for crossing Santa Monica Boulevard on the Third Street Promenade in a marked crosswalk while the red hand was flashing.
When I asked five of my friends if they were familiar with the Third Street Promenade’s Café Crepe, they all replied “yes.” But when I asked them if they ever stepped inside for some food, the answer was “no.
CITYWIDE — Santa Monica businesses are expecting improved sales after several years of decreased revenues, according to a survey of businesses participating in a local purchasing campaign.
CITY HALL — A new city law working its way through the system will require events that attract more than 75 people on the Third Street Promenade to have a special permit, a move that may have implications on nonprofit work on the public street.
CITY HALL — Would-be restaurateurs will soon see their options expand after the City Council approved unanimously a zoning change to permit more than one restaurant per block on a section of Main Street.
DOWNTOWN — Hundreds of residences and businesses were without power and several traffic lights were down Thursday because of an outage that struck Downtown around 1 p.m., officials said.
DOWNTOWN — Michael Pierce points to a notebook shaped object being cradled by an antique Roman figure in a statue at the Getty Villa on Pacific Coast Highway.
Q: What is the new “open carry” law and how does it affect me? A: Effective Jan. 1, 2012, AB144, also known as the “open carry” law, is a ban of carrying an unloaded firearm on your person that is visible to others.
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.
DOWNTOWN — To celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John Foster planned to set up his drum set on the Third Street Promenade and play some jazz on MLK Day.
DOWNTOWN — Downtown continues to bring in the bacon and happy customers both from within Santa Monica and from without, a study found. The study, compiled by CIC Research out of San Diego, showed that visitors to Downtown are spending at consistent levels and liked the mix of stores, improvements at
I spent the Christmas holiday in Mexico house sitting for a friend. It was a wonderful way to see another country and experience a culture that is similar to my own, but different enough to be interesting.
