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.
CIVIC CENTER — A gray sky and a sprinkling of summer mist were not enough to keep some curious Santa Monicans from catching a glimpse of City Hall’s proposed bike sharing plan earlier this week.
CITYWIDE — While people jumped aboard Metrolink at record levels, and even Metro Rail experienced a boost, the Big Blue Bus saw no significant increase in ridership over “Carmageddon” weekend, transit officials said.
CITY HALL — Ed King, the executive director of the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, has been named the new director of the Big Blue Bus, city officials announced Thursday.
CITYWIDE — Despite dire predictions of hellfire, brimstone and bumper-to-bumper traffic, the much-feared (and much-hyped) “Carmageddon” that was expected to ravage all of Los Angeles last weekend was somewhat similar to the Rapture two months before — if it happened, most people didn’t notice.
DOWNTOWN — Bike sharing, the practice of communities loaning out bikes to people to take short, local trips, is used throughout Europe and other cities in the United States.
CITY HALL — The City Council Tuesday approved a measure that would allow the city of Bayou La Batre, Ala. to keep two loaned fire engines, culminating an arrangement made when the town was rebuilding after the ravages of Hurricane Katrina.
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.
DOWNTOWN — With the impending closure of Interstate 405 just days away, local hospitals are preparing to keep things swift and smooth this weekend. Sarah Phelan, spokeswoman for Saint John’s Health Center, said the hospital’s departments have modified their weekend schedules to maximize the use of l
DOWNTOWN Santa Monican Priscilla Bathalon plans to utilize a unique means of transportation the weekend of July 16-17 — a scooter and backroads to avoid the traffic caused by the impending closure of Interstate 405.
DOWNTOWN — These days, it seems like you can check just about anything from your smartphone. And by the end of 2011, you’ll be able to check on how much energy you’re using at home from just about anywhere.
CITY HALL — A three-vehicle collision cost City Hall $20,000, with more on the horizon as the City Attorney’s Office settled one injury case and approaches settlement on a second.
