Q: As I understand it leaf blowers are illegal in Santa Monica? They kick up dust and make a horrible noise. I always see the police drive right by them, why aren’t they stopping those things? Are the electric blowers legal? Are there any legal alternatives? A: You are absolutely right.
My wife and I are very fortunate and privileged people; we own a home in Santa Monica — or rather, share ownership with a large financial institution.
As readers of your pages know, an excellent slate of applicants to fill the city’s vacant council seat was presented to the City Council last month. I am humbled to have been chosen by our council from among these applicants.
Q: I have lived in the Sunset Park area of Santa Monica for 20 years and I am the captain of our Neighborhood Watch group on our block. In order to prevent crime, I have instructed our neighbors to call the police when they witness suspicious activity in our neighborhood.
Suit up and roll out, you are now “On the Beat.” Ride along with the Santa Monica Police Department’s Neighborhood Resource Officers (NROs) as we give you important information about crime and other concerns in your neighborhood.
When California voters approved Proposition 13 by a landslide in 1978 they launched a nationwide revolt for lower taxes. Critics now blame that revolt for our current fiscal crisis.
Members of Congress play a central role in our lives. They shape our healthcare system, make crucial decisions about the U.S. economy, and represent the hopes and interests of every American in Washington.
“A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning, and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more.
“Constructive eviction” is a legal term which means that you have been evicted, but not by a court of law. Rather, the conditions in your apartment or rented condo have become so intolerable, or unhealthy, that you have no choice except to move.
President Obama has now held a job forum in Washington, started a Main Street Tour through cities around the country, all devoted to getting feedback from CEOs, small business owners and financial experts on how to create jobs.
In response to a chronic dearth of public parking spaces near the Third Street Promenade, City Hall commissioned a study to see if there was a need for additional public parking spaces in Downtown.
North Carolina online furniture store owner Henry Ray Privett defrauded 600 consumers of $1.1 million. Privett was sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of fraud for a scheme in which consumers purchased furniture that Privett never delivered.
