Pier to resume operations after three-month closure due to COVID-19 By Sam Catanzaro The Santa Monica Pier is reopening after a three-month closure despite cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) increasing in Los Angeles County, […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
Los Angeles-based company manufactures reusable stylish masks By Staff Writer With orders requiring Los Angeles residents to wear face-covering while shopping for essential goods, masks have become a must-have item. MODMASK, a woman-owned local-brand based […]
Updated 5:24 p.m. April 21 Coffee company shuts down popular location as of Sunday By Sam Catanzaro A popular Santa Monica Starbucks has closed permanently. A sign posted on the door of the Starbucks on […]
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 […]
Over 8,000 cases countywide By Sam Catanzaro Nearly 100 Santa Monica residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as county health officials extend the stay-at-home order until May 15. On Monday, the Los […]
Los Angeles county announces additional 29 deaths By Sam Catanzaro As county health officials announce 29 additional deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Santa Monica has broadened its eviction moratorium. On April 8 the City […]
Santa Monica-based scooter company lays off over 400 employees in a single video conference By Sam Catanzaro Recently Santa Monica-based Bird laid off over 400 employees in a single Zoom video conference chat as the […]