Santa Monica City Manager today named Gigi Decavalles-Hughes as the city’s Director of Finance. She has been serving as Acting Director of Finance since September 2011. The appointment follows Carol Swindell’s resignation for family reasons. […]
By Sonja Rosen, M.D. Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year! What better time than now to resolve to achieve better health? My resolutions are to 1) exercise every day with my family, […]
On Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 1:25 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department went to the 900 block of Sixth Street in order to investigate a report of an attempted burglary. When the officers […]
The Montana Branch Library will close today, Jan. 16 for six weeks for the first major interior improvements in about a decade. Susan Annett, Principal Librarian, Public and Branch Services at Santa Monica Library, said […]
A public-serving facility always seems to be a great idea until that facility is planned in front of or near one’s home. That “not in my back yard” – or NIMBY – mindset has prevented […]
Visit the Santa Monica Public Library this Saturday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m., as it continues the season of “Saturdays with LA Opera,” featuring a multimedia talk on Giuseppe Verdi’s dramatic opera Simon Boccanegra. These […]
Many people do not like the idea of aging, but age does not necessarily have to mean gray hair, sagging skin, lost muscle tone, and sinking energy levels. There are many natural ways to keep […]
Only months after celebrating its 20th anniversary, acclaimed Italian restaurant Drago Santa Monica on Wilshire Blvd. near 26th Street has announced it will close at the end of January. Chef and owner Celestino Drago told […]
It is easy to assume that when a teenager graduates high school and leaves home to attend college in another state that they will return home sparingly, oftentimes just to visit family. When Caer Ferguson […]
Should Malibu defect from the SMMUSD to create its own public school governing body? 36%: B) No 64%: A) Yes 149 people responded to this question.
Brentwood-Based Program Needs Help Delivering Meals During the Holidays Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles is urgently seeking additional volunteers to...
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