Last Wednesday Santa Monica’s Planning Commission rejected a proposal by architect David Hibbert to construct artist studios at 1630 Stewart Street in the City’s Light Manufacturing District (LMD) by a vote of 5 to 1. […]

At a joint meeting of Santa Monica’s City Council and Planning Commission last Tuesday, both bodies conceptually approved the 12 “emerging themes” that City planners have culled from the City’s initial round of community workshops […]

Chants of “every child, one voice” were heard last Wednesday at Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Los Angeles office, as education advocates and their children from Santa Monica and Los Angeles protested his proposed education budget cuts. […]

African American and Latino students, representing the Santa Monica High School’s Black Student Union and M.E.Ch.A., their parents and other black and Latino leaders held a press conference at the school last Friday to announce […]

The “Caravan for Kids” rally at the State Capitol last Thursday in Sacramento drew several thousand parents and children from around the state to demand adequate funding for public schools. Among them were several dozen […]

The “Caravan for Kids” rally at the State Capitol last Thursday in Sacramento drew several thousand parents and children from around the state to demand adequate funding for public schools. Among them were several dozen […]

The improved, confident Santa Monica High baseball team defeated Inglewood last week, 13-2 and 15-4 to set up sterner tests in the Ocean League. With a 4-0 league record Samohi was scheduled for two games […]

That is the message and the purpose of Earth Day and our annual reminder of our sacred trust to preserve and protect our planet and its natural beauty. Our stewardship of the environment begins with […]

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works has formed an unprecedented partnership with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to reduce storm water pollution in Los Angeles County. Together, the county and Caltrans will […]

Having successfully advocated for and secured $6 million in annual funding from the City of Santa Monica for public schools, Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS) is now turning its sights on the State Capitol. […]