One year after the ravages inflicted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Gulf Coast area is still rebuilding. Organizations from around the world have helped, and among those organizations is Santa Monica’s First United Methodist […]

Eight City Council candidates participated in a forum hosted and moderated by the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC) at the Santa Monica Main Library. SMCLC was founded in 2005 and, according to […]

Assembly Bill 32 has been signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The September 27 signing took place on the Pepperdine campus in Malibu. AB 32 co-authors Fran Pavley and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez were […]

Assembly Bill 32 has been signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The September 27 signing took place on the Pepperdine campus in Malibu. AB 32 co-authors Fran Pavley and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez were […]

Santa Monica-based Demand Media, Inc. announced September 28 that it has completed its second round of funding totaling $100 million. The financing round was co-led by 3i and Oak Investment Partners, two leading venture capital […]

Prominent talent agent Ari Emanuel and his wife Sarah Addington hosted over a hundred people in the backyard of their Brentwood home to hear former Vice President Al Gore speak on behalf of California Democratic […]

Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS), a political action committee that focuses on school issues, announced endorsements on Tuesday, October 3, in three races on the November ballot. It voted to endorse Gleam Davis for […]

The criminal manslaughter trial of George Russell Weller, who drove through the downtown Santa Monica Farmers’ Market on Arizona Avenue in July 2003, leaving ten persons dead and more than 60 injured, moved to the […]

Kathryn Dodson, who came to Santa Monica as Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce in August 2001, has announced that she is resigning the position that has matured into President/CEO during her tenure. “Everyone […]

(Top) St. Monica’s annual Octoberfair included great music, food, wine, arts and crafts, games and carnival rides. (Middle) Kids enjoyed the chairoplane rides. (Bottom Left) Monty Byrom, with his band Hot House, rocked out at […]