John Adams Middle School’s (JAMS) staff members appeared before the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board of education last Thursday to outline their plans for comprehensive improvements that will assist All JAMS students, “regardless of […]

Last week, the State Superintendent of Schools released the 2004 Academic Performance Index Base Report. The Index (API) is the cornerstone of the Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999, as it measures the academic performance […]

In a brief, informal statement sent via email to local media, AIMCO, owner of Lincoln Place Apartments, announced on Monday, March 21, that the tenants of the complex, “received eviction notices based on the Ellis […]

Another pair of community workshops has been scheduled by the City. The subject this time out is the “pedestrian and streetscape enhancement design” of Second and Fourth Streets between Wilshire Boulevard and Colorado Avenue in […]

At a meeting next Wednesday, the Santa Monica Democratic Club will “consider action regarding the threat to our civil liberties, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution through abuse of the Federal ‘Patriot Act,’” […]

The Los Angeles Mission will hold its annual Easter celebration on Good Friday, March 25. The Mission staff and volunteers will serve nearly 3,000 free hot meals to adults and children, and, in addition, will […]

Friends of Sunset Park (FOSP), a Santa Monica neighborhood organization, conducted a 35-question survey in response to the City’s request for residents’ views of and aspirations for Santa Monica as part of its revision of […]

It was raining hard in Santa Monica late yesterday afternoon, when many residents felt a short shudder followed by a quick boom and assumed it was thunder. It wasn’t. It was a 3.4 earthquake, whose […]

A joint meeting of the Santa Monica City Council and  Planning Commission last week was devoted to traffic methodology. The meeting was held in conjunction with the City’s revision of the General Plan’s circulation element, […]

A Superior Court judge has struck down a Santa Monica Housing Council (SMHC) request for attorney’s fees in the amount of $218,000. The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office defended the case on behalf of the […]