Tag: Santa Monica
$440K Spent On Garden Walk Art
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, January 24, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to pay $440,200 for artwork that will be installed in the new...
Mar Vista School Well, Field To Be Moved
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, January 24, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to budget $1.4 million to have a water production well at a...
Santa Monica A Strong City
SANTA MONICA—The City of Santa Monica was acknowledged as being among an ongoing campaign that focuses on local government improvement to its city. The...
‘Ship’ Playground Design Moves Forward
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, January 10, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to direct designers to move forward with development of a proposed 20,000-square-foot...
Locals Attack Multi-Use Playground Plans
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, January 10, the Santa Monica City Council spent about an hour and a half addressing multiple assertions made by irate residents,...
CEO of Santa Monica Red Cross Retires
SANTA MONICA—The now former Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Santa Monica Red Cross, John Pacheco, decided to retire from his position after eight...
27th Annual MLK “Weekend Of Celebrations”
SANTA MONICA—Residents will get together to celebrate and promote peace, brotherhood, and social justice by participating in this weekend’s 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr....
TAPCO Solar-Powered Stop Sign
SANTA MONICA—In an effort to improve public safety for pedestrians at the intersection of Olympic Drive and Avenida Mazatlan in Santa Monica, a simple,...
City To Release Sustainable City Report Card
SANTA MONICA—In conjunction with the “Sweet Sixteen” celebration of theSustainable City Plan, the city is also set to release its yearly Sustainable City Report...
Jobs Saved In Santa Monica Schools
SANTA MONICA—On August 15, the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation’s Save Our Schools Campaign had met their deadline for fundraising. The group’s aim was to...
Two New Public Parks For Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—On July 13, a press release confirmed that locals can now look forward to seeing changes happening around the city as two new...
New Tax For Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—As of July 6, the City Council held a meeting to discuss revisions and assessments for the city's current general budget plan which...
Smoking Ban On Santa Monica Pier
SANTA MONICA—Plans to ban all smoking on the Santa Monica pier persist. Two fires on the pier, caused by discarded cigarette butts, have spurred...
Santa Monica’s Airport Experiment Completed
SANTA MONICA—A controversial test, which lasted 180-days in Santa Monica, came to an end on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The U.S. government’s test began...
Santa Monica Man Missing
SANTA MONICA—The search for a missing man in Santa Clarita was called off on Saturday morning at 11:30. Donald Carter from Santa Monica, who...
Santa Monica Place Construction To Finish Next Month
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica Place, the mall at the end of the famous Third Street Promenade, is set to re-open on August 6. For many...
City Enforces Fierce No-Blow Policy
SANTA MONICA—Ordinance number 1578CCS was adopted by Santa Monica in March 1991, effectively banning all leaf blowers in the city. Yet most residents of...
Santa Monica To “Franchise” Taxicab Industry
SANTA MONICA — On Tuesday, June 22, during a bi-weekly meeting, the Santa Monica City Council plans to implement a proposal submitted in July...
Santa Monica City Council Looks To Extend Renters’ Rights
SANTA MONICA—Last week, the Santa Monica City Council tentatively approved amendments to the city’s current rent-control laws. The proposed amendments were brought before the...
Board Of Trustees Boycott Arizona
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees made the decision to economically boycott the state of Arizona until it repeals the controversial Senate...


















