UPDATE: https://smmirror.com/2020/04/newsom-says-only-oc-beaches-will-close/ Memo sent to local law enforcement announcing closures By Sam Catanzaro California Governor Gavin Newsom will close all beaches and state parks in the state starting Friday to slow the spread of the […]
Former City Manager Rick Cole to receive severance pay after stepping down By Sam Catanzaro Former Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, who recently stepped down facing a massive budget deficit, will receive seven months […]
(Updated as of Sunday Evening, April 26, 2020, revising death and confirmed cases since published print version, Friday, April 24, 2020) By Julie A. Werner-Simon, former federal prosecutor & Fellow, Constitutional Studies at Southwestern Law […]
Project Roomkey underway at Cadillac Hotel on Venice Beach Boardwalk By Sam Catanzaro A hotel on the Venice Beach Boardwalk has begun housing homeless individuals who are at high risk of serious illness from COVID-19. […]
City Council to vote on separation agreement April 28 By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica’s former City Manager Rick Cole is set to receive his annual salary, which is over $300,000, as part of a separation […]
Heatwave sparks additional parking restrictions, police patrol By Sam Catanzaro Coastal parking restrictions and active police enforcement have come to Santa Monica to prevent beach crowds as a heatwave coincides with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
The days are in slow motion now, as one day blends into the next. In a city where time now stands still, is the stillness of our streets something to celebrate or revile? While our […]
COVID-19 now leading cause of death in Los Angeles County By Sam Catanzaro The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed over 1,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which […]
County Public Health Director: “Please don’t go driving to other beaches” By Sam Catanzaro As a heatwave sweeps across Southern California, local officials are advising LA County residents to avoid the beach and not to […]
Former City of Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole place on paid administrative leave after stepping down By Sam Catanzaro Rick Cole, Santa Monica’s former City Manager who stepped down over the weekend facing a […]
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