Shore Hotel, Ocean View Hotel and Santa Monica Motel offering Hero Rates for COVID-19 front line workers By Staff Writer The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has hit the Santa Monica tourism industry hard with many […]
Council accepts Rick Cole’s resignation, chooses Lane Dilg as Interim City Manager By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica’s city attorney will serve as the interim city manager after Rick Cole’s resignation was accepted by City Council […]
By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole is stepping down, the city announced Friday. According to an April 17 City blog post from Cole, a massive budget deficit brought on by the novel […]
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou ~ We are facing a grave danger, one that we cannot see nor touch. And because […]
LA County Department of Public Health announces 55 additional COVID-19 deaths By Sam Catanzaro For the third day in a row, Los Angeles County health officials announced record COVID-19 death-toll numbers as Santa Monica surpasses […]
Longtime host dies at 58 By Staff Writer Matt Holzman, longtime KCRW host and one of the Santa Monica radio station’s original producers, has passed away at 58 from cancer. Holzman, who died Sunday night, […]
The following is a letter sent by Lauralee Asch, a 29-year (retired) City employee and former labor leader, to Santa Monica City Council in the wake of reports that a large number of public employees […]
Film Review: “Bosch”Rated TV-MA 51 Minutes per EpisodeStreaming on Amazon, Released February 6, 2014, 7th (Final) Season, to air in 2021 “Noir” literature and film reveal a darkness that surrounds the environment and the characters. […]
City of Santa Monica grapples with economic impacts of COVID-19 outbreak By Sam Catanzaro As the union representing Santa Monica’s public workers say they were not informed of a plan to fire over 500 employees […]
Updated 4/15/20 12:01 p.m. City facing multi-million dollar budget deficit By Sam Catanzaro Facing a major budget deficit the City of Santa Monica took action last night that may lead to cuts in services and […]
Mayor Torosis will deliver the address, outlining accomplishments from the past year and discussing priorities for 2027. Santa Monica will...
Read moreThe Part One article showed Santa Monica’s permitting delay as self-inflicted; Part Two, that the bill has shed its exemptions,...
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