Tag: safety
New California Traffic Laws Go Into Effect January 1
CALIFORNIA—Starting Sunday, January 1, 2017, a multitude of new driving laws will go into effect according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The new...
Santa Monica Police Department Awarded $300,000 Grant
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic. The grant will be used for...
SMPD Bike-Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation
SANTA MONICA—According to a press release, the Santa Monica Police Department will be holding a Bike-Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation on Friday, August 26 from 6...
Second Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation This Month
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department will be holding their second Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation on Friday, August 19 from 8 a.m. to 5...
SMPD Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation on August 12 and August 15, according to a press...
Citizens For A Surveilled America
UNITED STATES—Can you imagine how different the movie 1984 would have been if George Orwell wrote his “uncompromising vision of the future” during our...
Alligator Danger At Disney World
UNITED STATES—It was the story last week that literally ripped my heart out of my chest. Hearing about 2 year-old Lane Graves being snatched...
Santa Monica Bike-Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation
SANTA MONICA—On Saturday, June 18 from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. the Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Bike and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement field...
May Is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
SANTA MONICA—May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operations in the hopes...
Second Meeting Scheduled For Point Dume Traffic Management Plan
MALIBU—The city of Malibu is in development to create a Traffic Management Plan for the Point Dume neighborhood area to analyze existing conditions, and...
Arrests Made At West Hollywood DUI Checkpoint
WEST HOLLYWOOD—On Saturday, November 14, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department conducted a DUI and driver's license checkpoint at the corner of San Vicente...
Summer Heat Causes Stingray Influx
PACIFIC PALISADES–Los Angeles County lifeguards have issued a warning to beach-goers on Friday, August 14 to be aware of an elevated stingray population on the...
Newly Approved Mobility Plan Expands Bike Lanes
LOS ANGELES—On Tuesday, August 11, the Los Angeles City Council approved Mobility Plan 2035, a 20-year plan to improve transportation in LA, with safety...
PCH Taskforce Holds Pedestrian Safety Event
MALIBU—The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) Taskforce held discussions about pedestrian safety yesterday at Zuma Beach on the Malibu Pier. They will be holding further...
Santa Monica Celebrates Night Out
SANTA MONICA—The city of Santa Monica has invited all residents to attend the National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 4.
National Night Out was first...
Motorcyclist Crashes On PCH
PACIFIC PALISADES—A motorcyclist and an automobile crashed on the west end of the Pacific Coast Highway on Sunday, July 12.
At 2:33 p.m. a 911...
Thefts From Vehicles Reported In Hollywood Area
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—There were reports of three thefts from vehicles on Monday, July 6, in the Hollywood Hills area.
The first occurred at around 6:30 a.m. on the 2300 block of Bronson...
California Drought Causing Rabies Concerns
SANTA MONICA—It is common knowledge that California is experiencing a major drought, which is not only causing problems with agriculture, but also with local...
SMPD Plans Bike And Pedestrian Safety
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department is planning to make bike riding and walking in the city safer, as the number of incidents continue...
Judge Halts Millennium Hollywood Plans
HOLLYWOOD—A ruling from Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant halted development of the Millennium Hollywood skyscraper project on April 30. Chalfant...
