Designed by public artist Jody Pinto, in conjunction with the redesign of Palisades Park, "The Beacon" resembles a small sailboat with a very tall translucent turquoise mast set on a wooden deck at the top of the California Incline. It cost $182,000 and is meant to be a new Santa Monica landmark as well as an observation deck.
photo by Chris Zielin
Enlarged Marine Facility Proposed for Pier
Kids may have one more reason to visit the Santa
Monica Pier if UCLA’s plan to expand its Pier
Discovery Zone goes forward.
University officials will make...
Mirror Profile: Laurel Roennau: Style and Substance
Ok, I'm intimidated -- not a familiar or comfortable
spot for me. I usually have self-confidence to burn.
And, after all, interviewing people isn't rocket
science. But this time...
615,000 People Hit Beaches Over Holiday Weekend
Taking full advantage of an unusual four-day holiday
weekend, over 615,000 people flocked to Santa Monica
beaches over the extended Fourth of July holiday. From
July 1 to 4, area beaches were...
Pier Shoot-Out Details Released On Eve Of Suspects' Arraignment
The arraignment of Oswaldo Amezcua, who has been
accused of shooting five people and taking 15 other
people hostage on the Santa Monica Pier on the morning
of July 4, and Joseph Flores, whose...
Feinstein Will Seek Re-election To City Council
Santa Monica City Council member Michael Feinstein
announced yesterday that he has "decided to seek
re-election to the Santa Monica City
Council."
In a statement released Tuesday, July 11,
he said...
CALPIRG Grades Congress Members
For the most part, California's Senators and the
Westside's members of the House of Representatives
came away with high grades in this year's scorecard
on...
Trailer Park Residents Sue, Allege Mismanagement
The troubles at the Village Trailer Park, 2930
Colorado Avenue, came to light in March when park
management cut down a stand of...
Woman Threatens Suicide in Park
A 53-year-old woman, despondent over a recent divorce
and custody battle threatened to jump from the cliffs
in Palisades Park at the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and
Ocean Avenue Monday afternoon. Called to the scene by
a passerby, Santa Monica Police Officers spent...
Montana Mortuary Saved...Maybe
The old mortuary at 1230 Montana was granted a
temporary stay of execution Monday night after
residents staged a last-minute rally asking that it
be...
City Staff Takes Residents On Tour of Current, New Projects
Like something out of a Beatles’ song, citizens,
blowhards, and rabble-rousers "rolled out"
for the Projects tour, clambering onto a Big Blue Bus
for a two-hour cruise through...
Planning Commissioner Zinner Resigns, Citing Philosophical Differences
Elected vice chair of the Planning Commission on
Wednesday night, John Zinner resigned from the
Commission on Thursday, saying he had a...
Learn ABCs At Family Fun Day
On Sunday, July 16, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., the American
Red Cross of Santa Monica together with the City of
Santa Monica's Division of Parks and Sports will
hold...
L.A. Gives Up Plan to Widen Abbot Kinney
Approximately one month ago, business owners and
residents along Abbot Kinney heard that the City of
Los Angeles was planning to make the street a...
School Board Contest Heats Up With Six Candidates In Running
The School Board race is heating up, with six
candidates now running for three seats being vacated
by incumbents...
S.M. Red Cross Holds Volunteer Placement Fair
New and current Red Cross volunteers are invited to
attend a volunteer fair/placement day on Wednesday,
July 19, at the American Red Cross of Santa Monica.
The placement day offers...
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