Hanging out at the Coffee Bean on Montana, Daisy takes a break from her busy holiday schedule.

On Friday, December 15, 2006, the Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Driver’s License/Sobriety Checkpoint in the 1200 block of Ocean Avenue. “During the Holiday Season, incidents of alcohol-related traffic collisions increase significantly. […]

On Wednesday, December 6, at 10:40 p. m., officers from the Santa Monica Police Department responded to 1776 Cloverfield Boulevard (Exxon mini-mart/gas station) regarding the theft of an ATM machine. Not theft from an ATM […]

Community members who hoped to see the Horizons/Zephyr surf and skate shop at 2001-2011 Main Street designated as a landmark will have to wait, as the Santa Monica Landmarks Commission has put off any action […]

Community members who hoped to see the Horizons/Zephyr surf and skate shop at 2001-2011 Main Street designated as a landmark will have to wait, as the Santa Monica Landmarks Commission has put off any action […]

Fireworks are a rarity in the California Legislature’s annual abbreviated December rump session, which often features accolades for lame ducks and occasionally gives hints of what’s to come in the next year. But as lawmakers […]

A sense of place often requires characteristics that foster feelings of authentic human attachment and belonging. For example, we know we’re not at the North Pole when we visit Santa at the mall, even though […]

Jimmy Carter is fully aware of the historical facts in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, however, he chooses to support the Palestinians based on his personal observations and feelings. There are numerous distortions and inaccuracies in his […]

City Cou Representing Santa Monica at the National League of Cities (NLC) annual meeting in Reno, Nevada last week, I focused on two of our community’s most vexing problems: housing and homelessness. The NLC’s keynote […]