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Gates around City Hall fountain to come down; Water feature may not be fully functional for grand unveiling
A fence surrounds the fountain at City Hall. There have been delays related to a leakage issue. (Daniel Archuleta daniela@www.smdp.com)...
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Housing assistance in jeopardy if shutdown persists
CITYWIDE — Roughly 1,100 households in Santa Monica that rely on federal funding to help pay the rent may be...
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CityTV launches new show with police chief
CITY HALL Hello caller Seabrooks (File photo) CityTV, the government access channel for the city of Santa Monica, will next...
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Waxman talks SMO, Syria during visit
MAIN LIBRARY— Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Santa Monica, addressed national issues and answered questions about the Santa Monica Airport at the...
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Bike medics, carts give paramedics flexibility
CITYWIDE — When Santa Monica fire fighter Walter Gonzalez was working the Los Angeles Marathon earlier this year, he and...
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Breakdown of highest-paid city employees
CITY HALL — For 2012, the highest paid City Hall employees were City Manager Rod Gould, Assistant City Attorney Joseph...
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Brief: City Hall’s site a ‘best of web’ finalist
City Hall's website — smgov.net — has been named a finalist by the Center for Digital Government in their annual...
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Brief: City Hall turns to Facebook
City officials recently launched a new Facebook page providing public service announcements, information on local events and updates to city...
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A peek behind the planning curtain
Santa Monica City Hall (File photo) CITY HALL — Cities like Santa Monica do not just form, they are planned...
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Parade takes on activist flair
Members of the Restore the Fourth movement march along Main Street Thursday as part of the annual Fourth of July...
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