Library closed temporarily for improvements before big birthday. By Keldine Hull By the early 1900s, as Santa Monica evolved into the city it is today, it was apparent that the Santa Monica Public Library had […]
By Keldine Hull Two years after California experienced its wettest year since record-keeping began in 1895, the rain continues to fall, ending drought conditions in several parts of California long accustomed to carefully monitoring water […]
Shores Apartments unit catches fire Monday night. By Staff Writer A Santa Monica high rise by the beach caught fire Monday night before Santa Monica and Los Angeles firefighters put out the blaze, according to the Santa […]
Not many Californians under 60 can recall just who is the 71-year-old Bobby Beausoleil and what evils he did back in his youth. But the onetime Charles Manson “Family” member will now provide a first […]
Over the past few years, the Stanton MacDonald Wright murals at the entrance to Santa Monica City Hall have stirred up a controversy. They were a Works Progress Administration project funded during America’s Great Depression. […]
Jan. 18 incident sheds light on the dangers of oil wells in the city. By Tor Marom Discussions on public health in Los Angeles have been sparking back up, after an oil well in Marina […]
By Staff Writer Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously at their January 22 meeting to join an amicus brief to be filed in Ramos v. Nielsen, a lawsuit currently pending in the U.S. Court of […]
It’s been almost 41 years since Proposition 13 passed in 1978, lowering property taxes for every home, apartment building, commercial structure, farm and parking lot in California. Through almost all that time, the initiative sponsored […]
Where do we get our electricity? Until now, from Southern California Edison. But beginning next month, Santa Monica residents will have a second option: The Clean Power Alliance, a collaborative organization of public agencies in […]
While few would question our City’s need to conserve our precious water resources, some might take issue with the City’s current strategy. As discussed in a previous article, the city’s primary target for water conservation […]