Tag: Santa Monica
Police Chase Ends In Crash, 2 People Arrested
WESTWOOD—A police chase through West Los Angeles caused a collision and two injuries on May 21
After the driver of a stolen vehicle refused to surrender to law...
SMPD Planning DUI Checkpoint For May 23
SANTA MONICA—On Saturday, May 23 the Santa Monica Police Department will set up a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint at an undisclosed location, that will be...
RoseArt Mural On Santa Monica Pier
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, May 19, RoseArt and the Boys & Girls Club of America joined forces to paint the biggest mural in Santa Monica...
Nintendo Celebrates Launch Of Splatoon
SANTA MONICA—Nintendo celebrated the launch of Splatoon, a new video game, at the Santa Monica Pier with a massive real-life obstacle course inspired by...
Second Chef Sentenced For Serving Whale Meat
SANTA MONICA—Another sushi chef of Santa Monica’s The Hump restaurant has been sentenced for serving endangered Sei whale meat to customers. Chef Susumu Ueda was...
City To Regulate Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals
SANTA MONICA—To enforce regulations on Airbnb and other short-term rentals, Santa Monica city officials will spend $410,000 and hire full-time staffers.
The new regulations were passed...
KidTribe Hula Hoop Concert at Tongva Park
SANTA MONICA—On Saturday, May 23, KidTribe, the award-winning hula hoop fitness group, will hold a two-hour concert at Santa Monica’s Tongva Park.
KidTribe, founded by...
Traffic Collision Takes Life Of Teen
SANTA MONICA—A traffic collision on Sunday, May 10 left a 16-year-old dead and his 20-year-old companion in critical condition. A press release from the...
“Pacific Park” Holds Job Fair On May 15
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Pier amusement park, “Pacific Park,” is getting ready to hire for the summer season.
On Friday, May 16, the pier is...
Foundation Raises $125,000 For Schools
SANTA MONICA—On May 4 the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation (SMMEF) announced that their fundraiser on April 26 managed to raise $125,000 in proceeds that...
City Council Votes Against Taller Buildings
SANTA MONICA—In a 4-3 vote on Tuesday, May 5, Santa Monica saw the end to a local debate regarding an update to their current...
New Bill To Restore Suspended Driver’s Licenses
SANTA MONICA—Sue Himmelrich, City Councilwoman and attorney for the Western Center on Law and Poverty is looking to assist residents who have revoked driver's...
Santa Monica Public Library Surveying Residents
SANTA MONICA—Launched on May 1, the Santa Monica Public Library has issued a survey to seek input from residents and library users on how...
Ban Of Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Upheld
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee lost its appeal to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on April 30. The committee was...
Santa Monica Bans Airbnb Style Rentals
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica City Council has decided to enact new regulations to ban rental sites that offer short-term vacation rentals in the city...
Possible Restrictions On Short-Term Rentals
SANTA MONICA—Debates have arisen regarding the need to restrict or possibly ban short-term rentals from homes and apartments n the city of Santa Monica.
Various...
Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Project
SANTA MONICA—According to a report released on Monday, April 27, Santa Monica residents are more satisfied than people living in France and Spain.
This encouraging...
Intoxicated Driver Arrested For Hitting Cars
SANTA MONICA—On Thursday, April 16, a 51-year-old woman from La Cañada was arrested for allegedly crashing into multiple cars while intoxicated. It occurred at...
Senior Arrested For Battery In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department arrested 80-year-old Hugh Browning for battery on another individual on Sunday, April 26.
Sgt. Flores of the Santa Monica...
March For The Atmosphere
SANTA MONICA—A movement that is growing throughout the county called Global March Against Chemtrails and Geoengeneering, or GMACAG, organized a march that took place on...
