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.
Santa Monica High School students collaborate on a new project about censorship months after their photography teacher's removal over semi-nude portraits taken by students on campus.
S. Jay Farrand is named Pier Administrator. He will oversee the Pier Corporation's staff as it takes on a new direction focused on marketing and promotions.
Department I of the Superior Court branch—which handles civil cases and whose judge has retired—will not reopen. The closure is part of the state's budget-cutting efforts. The courtroom is one of 18 in Santa Monica.
The money from the city of Santa Monica will help fund varying programs at schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and enable the Education Foundation to hire additional staff as it's placed in charge of new fundraising efforts.
The body of the 36-year-old Santa Monica resident was found Saturday morning.
An agreement calls on the nonprofit—which serves homeless and others at high risk of contracting HIV—to increase security at its new home at Lincoln and Cedar.
A psychologist with an independent streak, Toby Green is remembered for helping change perceptions of gay and transgendered people at Santa Monica College.
There's still concerns about the mass of the new hotel. City staffers say they'll look at alternatives for a smaller project during an environmental review.
The subsidized lunches will move from Santa Monica's Palisades Park to an inland site, the Ken Edwards Center, where there are plans for expanded senior programs. The goal is for the Palisades Park center to serve younger residents too.
Classes where students learn about and train for 21st century jobs would be offered as elective in conjunction with traditional core curriculum as soon as this fall at Santa Monica High School.
Police suspect the man stole a flat screen TV from a Main Street restaurant.
Richard Brown was the founder of UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. He died from a stroke.
Richard Brown was the chairman of Santa Monica's Airport Commission. He died from a stroke.
Parents demanded the program's return after a black student was bullied last spring in the school's locker room. Violence and tension are still prevalent on campus.
Chancellor's office won't give a detailed reason of just how Santa Monica College's plan for contract classes would break the law.
Planning Commission signs off on the environmental impact report and the Spanish design for the mixed-used three-story development between 23rd and 24th streets. A couple of commissioners were disappointed that so much space was devoted to parking.
Common Ground Westside's youth program moves to Venice after neighbors in Santa Monica raise concerns about safety. The nonprofit's other services are now headquartered at 2401 Lincoln Blvd.
The 2012-13 season will include the world premier of 'Una Venganza,' co-produced with the Los Angels Opera. Ground will break this year on a new music hall next to the Broad Stage.
Main Street and Neilson Way were closed at Ocean Park Boulevard Wednesday afternoon as the Los Angeles Police Department searched for a drug suspect.
The incident occurred at Princeton Street and Santa Monica Boulevard. Three Los Angeles residents arrested.
