Jenna Chandler is the editor of Santa Monica Patch (read her introduction to the site here). She studied journalism at Chapman University, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, <i>The Panther</i>, and interned in the newsroom at the <i>Orange County Register</i> and NBC News Los Angeles. In 2008, she was distinguished as the Register's Outstanding Student Journalist of the Year.
Jenna joined Patch in October 2010 as the editor of San Juan Capistrano Patch after covering crime and government at the <i>Porterville Recorder </i>in California's Central Valley. There she built a portfolio of stories that had resounding effects in the community, including a series that forced the City Council to reallocate thousands of dollars in misspent funds, and a weeklong report on public-sector salaries that led to the resignation of a city manager.
When she's not working, you'll find Jenna perusing record stores for Neil Young vinyl, eating pizza and hiking.
Police say the driver, a Westchester woman, was convicted 5 years ago in a traffic collision involving alcohol. In Los Angeles, she faces murder and vehicular manslaughter charges in the death of a tourist killed while crossing a Santa Monica street.
The cost to register for the March 17 race is $145.
The northbound side opened to a slow-moving motorcade at 9:15 p.m.
The northbound side opened to a slow-moving motorcade at 9:15 p.m.
The entire freeway reopened around 11:30 p.m. The northbound side opened to a slow-moving motorcade at 9:15 p.m.
City will take in an extra $3.5 million in revenue per year, though it will be cheaper to park in less popular lots, such as at the Main Library and Civic Center.
Two suspects are in custody, but the case isn't closed. Santa Monica Police continue seeking information from the public about the crime.
Weigh in: Santa Monica High School reverses its decision to not host a common jersey ceremony for Sebastian LaRue, who was selected to play in the elite Under Armour All-America Game.
Crime Brief: Santa Monica resident booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Police say he took swings, his fist wrapped in a chain, at a park-goer after he was told not to pet a dog.
Santa Monica's Local 1109 will don pink t-shirts during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Want a shirt of your own? They're for sale, too.
"The time has come," Santa Monica Conservancy says, to open a Preservation Resource Center in a rehabilitated shotgun house.
Under a new law, women won't have to see a doctor to obtain birth control. Governor says California is "expanding access" and "empowering women."
Net proceeds from Main Street event on Saturday to benefit Heal the Bay.
Eric Dashell Gross faces capital murder charges in the decades-old strangling deaths of Jacqueline Ovsak and Dana Caper in Santa Monica.
UPDATE: Ocean Avenue reopens by 5 p.m. after police and firefighters bring the man down.
Heal the Bay's End of Summer Beach Report card doles out grades for Santa Monica's 69 monitoring locations, including at the "chronically polluted" Pier.
Heal the Bay's End of Summer Beach Report card doles out grades for California's beaches.
Heal the Bay's End of Summer Beach Report card doles out grades for California's beaches.
Scenic 22-mile route will take cyclists through Culver City, Marina del Rey, Venice, Santa Monica, West L.A. and Westwood.
