Drivers better pay close attention to pedestrians this Thursday. The Santa Monica Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit will be out in full force that day, paying additional attention to the many crosswalks and intersections. Officers want to remind pedestrians to use caution when approaching intersections and crosswalks. All... Read more →

DOWNTOWN — More than four months after the City Council rebuked a proposal to place a rail maintenance yard within earshot of residences, officials will return tonight with a different set of plans to create a sound buffer mixed-use development between the facility and homes. The Exposition Construction Authority is proposing to... Read more →

CITY HALL — Hoping to save money while the struggling Tide Ride undergoes a makeover, Big Blue Bus officials are proposing to eliminate weekday service on the lowest performing line in the public transit system. The City Council tonight will be asked to limit the Tide to weekend hours starting Sept. 8, saving the agency about... Read more →

DOWNTOWN — The anxiety and suspense was growing in the Retail Clerks Hall, a nervous yet excited crowd awaiting the results of a charter amendment that had been defeated just the year before. As the results came in showing that what was considered one of the nation’s strongest rent control laws had passed in Santa Monica,... Read more →

BROADWAY — There’s a saying that suggests walking a mile in someone else’s shoes is the best way to understand that person’s perspective on life. Try walking 120 miles in Blue Mc Donnell’s sneakers. The Santa Monica resident recently returned from a 120 mile pilgrimage walk through northern Spain, during which... Read more →

Dear EarthTalk To what extent does human population growth impact global warming, and what can be done about it? Larry LeDoux, Honolulu, HI No doubt human population growth is a major contributor to global warming, given that humans use fossil fuels to power their increasingly mechanized lifestyles. More people means more demand for oil,... Read more →

SMMUSD HDQTRS — Santa Monica residents have been known for their generous support of public schools through parcel tax and bond measures, but whether that generosity will extend during a time of economic uncertainty could be tested next year. Superintendent Tim Cuneo on Thursday is planning to recommend the Board of Education form an... Read more →

CITYWIDE — Over 5.5 million people visit Santa Monica each year, but are they return customers? It’s summer, and Santa Monica’s tourism industry — which supports 16,000 jobs and generates $1.2 billion for local businesses annually — is in full swing. The world famous Santa Monica Pier and the trendy Third... Read more →

<i>Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. </i> Monday, June 29, at 7:50 p.m., Santa Monica police officers responded to the 3000 block of Pico Boulevard regarding a report of a... Read more →

<i>Editor’s Note: This is a series in which Daily Press writers overhear and observe happenings around Santa Monica.</i> MONTANA AVE — There is light traffic both on the road and in the stores. Despite the warm weather, shoppers are scarce up and down trendy Montana Avenue. But then again, it is Wednesday morning. A... Read more →