Santa Monica City Council to consider hotel worker protection regulations in rules that have gained national attention. By Sam Catanzaro As host to over eight million visitors annually Santa Monica’s tourism industry employs over 2,000 hotel housekeepers across 41 hotels and motels. To address vulnerabilities that hotel workers face in the workplace, Santa Monica City Council […]
SB 50: Zombie 2.0
Once again Sacramento is trying to destroy our City and our State. The current Godzilla is Senate Bill 50 (SB50) introduced by the same real estate industry con artist Scott Weiner who tried to destroy our City last year with SB827. That previously defeated bill would have allowed four to eight story buildings anywhere in […]
Syrian SMC Student Wins Nation’s Largest Private Scholarship
SMC’s Hesham Jarmakani wins Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship By Staff Writer Santa Monica College (SMC) student Hesham Jarmakani has won the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive scholarship will provide him with up to $40,000 annually for a maximum of three years to complete his bachelor’s degree. Jarmakani […]
Terrorist Who Wanted to Carry Out Attack at Santa Monica Pier Arrested
Federal authorities arrest Mark Steven Domingo By Sam Catanzaro Federal authorities have thwarted a major terrorist threat targeting various Southern California locations, including Santa Monica Pier, according to the Department of Justice. On Friday, April 26, 26-year-old Mark Steven Domingo of Reseda was arrested by federal authorities in connection to a terror plot to detonate […]
Column: What is a Bridge Loan?
About the author: Avi Sinai is the principal of HM Capital, a Los Angeles company specializes in hard money real estate loan and private lending. To contact HM Capital you can call (530) 436-5630, or email all inquiries to avi@hardmoola.com A bridge loan is a temporary loan secured by property, to provide capital to purchase […]
Potential Fatality in Hit and Run Accident
Victim may have been riding scooter, says initial reports. By Sam Catanzaro A hit and run accident in Santa Monica last night may have resulted in the death of a scooter rider, according to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) and a social media post. An Instagram post from the account @scootersbehavingbadly (see below) describes […]