The Westside Subway extension project is moving closer. At Santa Monica’s latest meeting on plans for the subway, Director of Regional Communications Jody Litvak and Project Director David Mieger gave an update to interested Santa […]
Dear EarthTalk: I haven’t heard much of lately about big oil spills like the infamous Exxon Valdez. Has the industry cleaned up its act, or do the media just not report them? In the wake […]
Santa Monica was taken by surprise by City Manager Lamont’s Ewell’s announcement on August 12 that he has decided to retire at the end of this calendar year. He told the Mirror that after 34 […]
It’s a historic day for a high school athletic program when a squad member is offered a scholarship to a high profile Division 1 university. That has happened at Santa Monica High. Point guard Thea […]
In 2004 Eunice Kennedy Shriver spent a month in Santa Monica helping elect her son Bobby to his first term on the city council. Watching her in action, we campaign volunteers learned volumes about focus, […]
Four years ago Santa Monica College won the Western State Conference football championship. However, there hasn’t been a lot of success since then. Following three consecutive losing seasons the Corsairs will begin practice August 13 […]
Dear Administrator Babbitt and Chairwoman Hersman: As you know, a small plane crashed at the east end of the runway at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) over the weekend. While no one was seriously injured, the […]
Probable Suicide A white, 40 year old woman was discovered deceased in the early hours of Sunday morning, in the 600 block of Santa Monica Beach, with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. […]
State Senator Fran Pavley, (D-Agoura Hills), issued the following statement on the vote to close California’s $26.3 billion budget hole. While I’m pleased we finally have approved the budget revision, there is no cause for […]
Tyler Skaggs had to choose between professional baseball and college, and months went by without a decision. But with the deadline a week away, the Santa Monica High pitcher signed a contract with the Angels […]
