It was actually a local merchant that circulated a petition with hundreds of signatures trying to save those wonderful trees on Second and Fourth streets. The city, however, is ignoring this effort and listening only […]

Everyday, thousands of commuters sit idling in smog-filled lines along our region’s gridlock of concrete motorways. Some choose to opt out and seek alternative forms of travel. Problem is, everything is land-based. Yet just to […]

Burglary, Really Wednesday, June 6 at 6:15 p.m. – Circuit City at 1251 4th Street – A transient gentleman entered the store and attempted to get a store credit card issued to him so as […]

The Santa Monica Police Department is offering free self defense classes to any adults (18 and over) who live, work or attend school in Santa Monica. The SMPD Defensive Tactics Team will teach an abbreviated […]

Earlier this month, each member of the 7th grade class at Lincoln Middle School (LMS) got a chance to sit down and be interviewed by a member of the community about “What is a Worthwhile […]

The City Council passed a motion that would restore $530,000 to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s proposed $750,000 annual increase from City funds. The funds had been withheld until the Council was able to […]

 At its June 11 meeting, the Santa Monica Landmarks Commission examined two Certificates of Appropriateness pertaining to properties in the Third Street Historic District. One Certificate was approved; the other was continued. The continued item […]

In a move sure to please health advocates everywhere, the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees has voted to ban smoking on campus. The measure, supported by the majority of board members and many students […]

Thomas R. Larmore was installed as Chairman of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, and the coming year’s new board of directors along with him, at the Chamber’s Installation Dinner at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel […]