Bible didn’t mean Bush  To the editor: When the Bible says, “And a little child shall lead you,”  it didn’t mean George Bush. Art Chesluk Santa Monica.   Gremlins everywhere To the editor:  City Manager […]

Obviously, we’re well beyond the looking glass when a presumably rational developer proposes building a new mega-condo complex at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards, the Bermuda Triangle of L.A. intersections. Now that […]

After a lengthy discussion last Wednesday, Santa Monica’s Planning Commission hammered out a recommendation for the City Council to incorporate in the City’s Child Care Linkage Program and Developer Cultural Arts Requirements. Adopted in 1991, […]

Santa Monica College’s Madison theater has a new name, and has recently received a number of new gifts and grants.   The new name is “Performing Arts Center and Music Academy of Santa Monica College.” Werner […]

Longtime Los Angeles City Councilman Marvin Braude died on December 7 in Rancho Mirage after surgery on a broken leg. Braude, 85, fell and broke his leg in late November. He represented the 11th District […]

Kenny G performs at event   On Saturday, December 10, 2005, the Venice Family Clinic, the nation’s largest free medical clinic, held  its annual holiday benefit screening for over 1,200 kids, ages 6 to 12, […]

On December 6, at approximately 1:10 p.m., an attempted homicide with a vehicle took place in the 1100 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. A man […]

A Southern California couple has been arrested and charged in a wide-ranging mail fraud scheme that used a Santa Monica rented mail box to receive payments from victims around the country, according to the Santa […]

A Colonial Revival-style house at 2323 5th Street was discussed at Monday night’s meeting of the Landmarks Commission, in reaction to a proposal that it be designated for landmark status. The proposal was made by […]

Responding to a community alert about escalating gang violence issued by the Santa Monica Police Department, the Pico Youth & Family Center and Pico Neighborhood Association will hold a community forum to “identify proactive solutions […]