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Fortune-telling returns to Ocean Front Walk
CITY HALL — Palm reading, tarot cards and crystal balls can soon make their way back to Ocean Front Walk....
Read moreResidents to weigh in on public safety facilities
CITY HALL — After an extensive search for a public safety storage facility to house reserve emergency equipment for the...
Read moreDrivers should ‘Click It or Ticket’
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica...
Read moreCampaigning begins early for council candidate
CITY HALL — Mayor Pro Tem Pam O’Connor learned a valuable lesson in 2006 — don’t wait until the last...
Read moreCity Manager search begins
CITY HALL — Wanted in Santa Monica — a new city manager who’s a creative strategist, a wizard at financial...
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Bus accident victims get cash; contruction appeal denied
CITY HALL — A man confined to a wheelchair after he was struck by a Big Blue Bus while crossing...
Read moreDeclawing law may be clipped
CITY HALL — A controversial surgical procedure that animal lovers have dubbed as an amputation on cats could face restrictions...
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New program to help financially troubled families
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica...
Read moreCouncil overturns landmark designation
CITY HALL — A 58-year-old industrial building that was once home to the unconventional and progressive Southern California Institute of...
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City Hall defends pigeon net
CITY HALL — A recent controversial move to install a bird-deterring net underneath the Santa Monica Pier came after a...
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