After a four-hour hearing Santa Monica’s Planning Commission approved the necessary documents so a new 4-story, mixed-use building can be built at 2919-2923 Wilshire Boulevard (the current site of Jerry’s Liquor and a surface parking […]
During a joint meeting June 15 of the City Council, Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority, and Parking Authority, the City Council, wearing all these hats, adopted the new budget. But adoption came after many questions and […]
Massey, Wallace September 3, 1927 – June 10, 2010 Wallace Massey passed away peacefully with family by his side on June 10. Diagnosed with mesothelioma in October, he valiantly fought the disease for eight months. He […]
MILK WAS A BAD CHOICE On June 2, at 5:40 p.m., officers patrolling near 7th Street and Colorado spotted a man drinking a beverage in a brown bag – normally the packaging of choice for […]
The controversial 180-day flight-pattern test, that incited residents of affected neighborhoods to bombard Santa Monica Airport with thousands of noise complaints, ended June 8. The Federal Aviation Administration experiment began December 10, 2009, directing small […]
Additional protections for Santa Monica renters were supported by a unanimous vote of the City Council on June 8. The voters would need to approve some of these protections while the Council could enact the […]
Twenty years of protests, evictions, and litigation came to an end on May 26, when the Los Angeles City Council approved the settlement of a lawsuit between the City and the owner of the Lincoln […]
With all the studies, rallies, litigation, and frustration, the Santa Monica Airport has been pushed into the limelight with a lot of press and even more accusations. The community is now left to sift through […]
After taking off from Santa Monica Airport, authorities in Pontiac, Ill. intercepted a small airplane containing 340 pounds of marijuana on May 3. The pilot in the incident, Alan Luster, a 46-year-old male from Marietta, […]
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
Read moreMy Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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