Homophobia on the Bus in a Post-Proposition 8 World I was taking the bus home on Tuesday when we passed a “No on Proposition 8” rally in Santa Monica. The bus driver surveyed the situation […]

Santa Monica is one of the most socially conscious cities in the United States, especially when it comes to food. Every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, one can find a farmers’ market right in the middle […]

City officials met Thursday, November 13, with Sunset Park residents to listen to what the residents think the City’s community priorities should be for Fiscal Year 2009-2010. The November 13 meeting began with a presentation […]

The controversy regarding overnight parking in Venice and persons living in their vehicles on the streets of the seaside community continues, and likely will do so for some time. The Los Angeles Board of Public […]

Each day 13 young people die on the streets of the United States – that is the message of Stand Up for Kids, a national nonprofit organization whose Los Angeles chapter held a Homeless Youth […]

The Office of the Americas, dedicated to the cause of justice and peace in the hemisphere through educational programs, held its 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles on Sunday, November 16. This […]

Chopsticks? Saturday, November 8 at 9:19 a.m. – 1400 block of Third Street Promenade – Officers responded to a report of Assault with a Deadly Weapon at the AMC Theaters, where witnesses told them that […]

The public acquisition of over 600 acres of the Ballona Wetlands after more than 25 years of citizen efforts is the reason behind Celebrate Ballona!, a series of events being organized by the Ballona Institute. […]

Although the wildfires that swept Southern California in the last several days did not threaten Santa Monica, the city has contributed to the regional response to the devastation. On Friday morning, November 14, the Santa […]