This year’s rainy season, as calculated from July 1, has totaled 34.36 inches so far, which is about four inches shy of the 38.18 inch record set in 1883-1884, and almost 20 inches more than […]

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The Santa Monica Landmarks Commission Monday reaffirmed its support for the preservation and rehabilitation of the historic “Shotgun House” that is  still without a permanent site.  The pre-1900 structure, formerly located at 2712 Second Street, […]

Last Tuesday the City hosted a ground breaking ceremony for the new 900-space Civic Center parking structure that will be located on Fourth  Street, between Olympic Drive and Civic Center Drive, with the entrance off […]

The Santa Monica City Council outlined priorities for the City’s 2005-2006 budget at last week’s regular meeting, and gave top billing to homelessness and gang violence. Early on, the Council voted to extend this year’s […]

Has anyone stopped to wonder why Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a headlong rush to stage a special election for his pet propositions in November, when the state’s primary election will follow just a few […]

Would you buy a wristwatch from a dead man? Apparently. There’s an ad campaign for men’s watches that features actor Steve McQueen, dead since 1980. McQueen may be gone, but his cool lives on. In […]