Sellers Need to Be Realistic:
MICHAEL EDLEN, REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT In the 10 years between 1998 and 2008, the housing market in Santa Monica had not shown any significant reduction in values. Aside from a few periods of relatively flat […]
Wise and Healthy Aging: Holiday Loneliness Raises Need for Friendly Visitors:
WISE & HEALTHY AGING SPECIAL TO THE MIRROR For most, the holidays are a time for family gatherings and festive parties, but for many older adults it is a time of loneliness and isolation. Living […]
Use Your 2010 Dental Insurance Flexible Spending Dollars: What You Don’t Use… You Lose
There is an area of insurance most of us don’t think about, and one that is of equal importance to both your well-being and health, and that is insurance for your teeth. But don’t panic […]
LA County Supervisors Ban Single Use Plastic Bags: Ban Follows Footsteps of Cities Like Santa Monica
The Board of Los Angles County Supervisors banned the use of single use plastic bags throughout the unincorporated parts of the county on Nov. 16. The supervisors approved the ban because county retailers failed to […]
LA County Supervisors May Ban Plastic Bags Today:
The Board of Los Angles County Supervisors will decide today whether to ban the use of single use plastic bags throughout the unincorporated parts of the county. The supervisors are considering a ban because county […]
Alert: Police Blotter:
(Too) Close Encounter On Friday, Nov.12, at 9:50 a.m., officers were called to the Video and Audio Center, located at 1131 Olympic Boulevard in response to a report of assault with a deadly weapon. Upon […]
No Winner Yet in Santa Monica City Council Race: Holbrook and Winterer Still Await Results
Five-term incumbent Bob Holbrook held his lead over Planning Commissioner Ted Winterer after 10-days of counting vote-by-mail ballots for the Santa Monica City Council election. Both challengers moved up in vote totals for Council seat, […]
New Santa Monica Parks Design Awash with Public Input:
Designers and staff unveiled the latest expansive design for the downtown Santa Monica Civic Center Parks combining varied concepts and input from hundreds of residents during the last five months. The project site encompasses roughly […]
Appeal Futile to Stop 20-Unit Complex Development in Santa Monica:
Appellants failed to postpone an approval by City Council of a 20-unit housing complex in the San Vicente and Ocean Avenue neighborhood following years of negotiations in which developers forced out tenants and sent design […]
Race Narrows for Third Santa Monica City Council Seat:
A more recent update of this report can be accessed by clicking HERE Election day was more than week ago, but for two candidates, the election race is far from over. Planning Commissioner Ted Winterer […]
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