DTSM begins search for new security provider:Following the news that private security firm Covered 6 pulled out of a contract to patrol the 3rd Street Promenade, the Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) board recently voted to conduct a Request for Proposal from similar companies. The contract with Covered 6 had been signed by all involved parties and the company was due to begin work the first week of October, but the company backed out and exercised an emergency escape clause in the contract. DTSM Operations Director Jeremy Ferguson said that 20 companies received the Request for Proposal, hoping that the new security company will be able to start within 30 days of official selection.
On October 11, 2022, the City Council appropriated $66,000 to fund the professional services agreement for the comprehensive school safety assessment By Barbara Burke Special to The Malibu Times “Parents feel a sense of urgency with regard to addressing school safety in Malibu schools,” said Kevin Keegan, president of the Malibu High School Parent Teacher […]
Community invited to attend ceremony celebrating new chapter in local education supporting 21st-century learning A new, modern, and cutting-edge designed Malibu High School is about to break ground after many years in the planning. The public is invited to celebrate the momentous occasion as anticipated construction finally gets underway and the dream of a high-tech, […]
On September 9th, 2023, the Gripp family of Malibu bid a sad farewell to its matriarch, Claire Gripp. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 15th,1932, her family relocated to the West San Fernando Valley in the early 1950s. It was there Claire met the love of her life, Edward Gripp. As students dating while […]