There’s much to like about Tony Pasqualini’s Loyalties, a modern day war drama that tracks two couples whose sons have enlisted. The story couldn’t be more relevant and the acting in Pacific Resident Theatre’s world […]

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s School Board approved the lay-off of 92 certificated employees on February 18 due to the impact of California’s state budget crisis on the district’s budget. However, some of these […]

A bolt of lightning and a clap of thunder greeted this reporter on a stormy day as he stepped up to the doors of City Hall to interview Santa Monica’s new city manager. But once […]

While advertising industry insiders predict a dismal 2010 for marketing agencies, The Phelps Group in Santa Monica is expanding. The 29-year-old firm practices “integrated marketing communications,” offering the combined services of an advertising agency, public […]

A review, discussion, and public comment on the recently issued Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) of the City’s General Plan occupied most of the City Council’s attention […]

The City Council’s mid-year budget review meeting was enlivened on Tuesday, January 26, by dozens of people seeking increased support for youth violence prevention and by a discussion of filling the vacancy created by the […]

The biggest news at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting was not what happened, but what did not happen. The Broad Foundations’ proposed contemporary art museum had been on the agenda for the Council’s regular January […]

The night that Mayor Ken Genser died, there was a retirement party underway for Santa Monica Police Captain Alex Padilla, celebrating his 30 years of service to the city he grew up in. This reporter […]

The night that Mayor Ken Genser died, there was a retirement party underway for Santa Monica Police Captain Alex Padilla, celebrating his 30 years of service to the city he grew up in. This reporter […]

Santa Monica Mayor Ken Genser died Saturday, January 9, after being hospitalized since October 30 “due to multiple complications,” according to a statement released by City Manager Lamont Ewell. Funeral services are private, but a […]