SM BEACH — Santa Monica is giving a whole new meaning to all-nighters. Instead of staying up late and filling up your textbooks with useless highlighting or watching re-runs, head on down to the beach for a night at Glow, the city's bi-annual art and culture event. Themed "Dusk and Beyond," the festivities officially... Read more →

• Name: Bob Holbrook • Age: 68 • Occupation: Community pharmacist • Marital status/children: Married to Jean Ann; children: Bob, Cindy and Craig • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: I have resided in the North of Montana neighborhood for the past 41 years. I was born in Ocean Park and lived... Read more →

SMO — The four-day closure of the Santa Monica Airport this week for runway maintenance was more than a welcome respite from fly-over noise for neighboring residents — it was also a chance for scientists to take baseline air quality measurements that could result in a better understanding of the airport’s pollution... Read more →

• Name: Jean McNeil Wyner • Age: 70 • Occupation: Community liaison for Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital • Marital status/children: Married, one adult son • Your neighborhood/How long you’ve lived there?: Wilmont, 1.5 years • Your mode of transportation/model, make and... Read more →

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. Sunday, Sept. 19, at 4:36 p.m., Santa Monica police officers responded to the 2200 block of Wilshire Boulevard (Whole Foods) regarding an assault with a... Read more →

• Name: Jon Louis Mann • Age: 65 • Occupation: Flight attendant/teacher • Marital status/children: Single and available! Two boys, age 37 and 7 • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: I’ve lived in Pico Neighborhood, Sunset Park and Ocean Park for over 30 years • Your mode of... Read more →

DOWNTOWN — Under pressure from an association of food truck owners, City Hall has backed away from its policy of requiring mobile vendors to move to a new location every 30 minutes when parked on a public street, much to the chagrin of some Downtown business owners. The 30-minute rule, intended to prevent vendors from occupying prime... Read more →

Editor's note: Santa Monicans have critical decisions to make come November when they will be asked to cast votes for candidates running for the City Council, SMMUSD school board, the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees and the Rent Control Board. To help make those decisions easier, the Daily Press created a questionnaire that asks... Read more →

Editor's note: Santa Monicans have critical decisions to make come November when they will be asked to cast votes for candidates running for the City Council, SMMUSD school board, the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees and the Rent Control Board. To help make those decisions easier, the Daily Press created a questionnaire that asks... Read more →

MALIBU — A coalition of Malibu parents and teachers submitted an application on Monday to turn Point Dume Marine Science Elementary School into a charter campus — just the second such move in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District history. The district has two months to review the application and present it to the... Read more →

SM PIER — The search is on to find a new leader for the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corp., the organization that oversees the 101-year-old coastal landmark. Current PRC Executive Director Ben Franz-Knight is leaving the job Oct. 8 to take a position heading Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market after a 7-year stint as the top... Read more →

Editor's note: Santa Monicans have critical decisions to make come November when they will be asked to cast votes for candidates running for the City Council, SMMUSD school board, the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees and the Rent Control Board. To help make those decisions easier, the Daily Press created a questionnaire that asks... Read more →

MAIN LIBRARY — If it was your teenager’s high school report card, you’d probably feel like saying, “I can tell you’ve been working really hard. But let’s talk about those test scores ... .” On its “Sustainability Report Card” — City Hall’s assessment of steps taken to improve... Read more →

Editor’s note: Santa Monicans have critical decisions to make come November when they will be asked to cast votes for candidates running for the City Council, SMMUSD school board, the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees and the Rent Control Board. To help make those decisions easier, the Daily Press created a questionnaire that asks... Read more →

Editor’s note: Santa Monicans have critical decisions to make come November when they will be asked to cast votes for candidates running for the City Council, SMMUSD school board, the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees and the Rent Control Board. To help make those decisions easier, the Daily Press created a questionnaire that asks... Read more →