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.
"We find hateful speech directed at any students or other community members to be offensive and potentially dangerous," says Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Superintendent Sandra Lyon.
Major construction started this week to build an Expo light rail train station on Colorado Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Streets. The line will begin running to Santa Monica from its current western terminus in Culver City in 2016.
New elevators will be installed next year in downtown parking structures 2, 4 and 5.
Santa Monica could win extra cash if picked as a fan favorite in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge grant competition.
TOMS and Shabby Chic design new floral wedges and classic slip-ons to benefit the Upward Bound House.
Playing for Change project returns to Santa Monica to film street performer Chelsea Williams in Maroon 5's new music video, The Daylight.
The Academy Award-winning director will speak March 14 at the Aero Theatre on Montana Avenue.
Ocean Ave Seafood will close in the next couple of weeks and reopen as the Water Grill, a downtown Los Angeles institution.
Landlords pay for the registration fees, $156 per unit annually, by passing them onto tenants.
Saturday's "All Bands on Deck" concert will feature Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend, Yacht, and Poolside.
The hotel will reveal its latest plans to a group of about 150 neighbors at an open house Thursday.
Santa Monica delays placing dedicated bus lanes on a stretch of Lincoln Boulevard. Transit Director says the bus-only lanes should run the full length of the corridor to LAX.
NMS Properties Inc., one of the biggest apartment builders in Santa Monica, proposes mixed-use projects at Fritto Misto and Performance Bicycle. New project by separate developer also planned a couple blocks away at 603 Arizona Ave.
"We are disappointed that the Administration has neither requested authorization nor funding for these critical projects," Dianne Feinstein and Henry Waxman write in letter urging funding for Buildings 205 and 208 at the West Los Angeles VA.
Fork in the Road is replacing Naresh's and Venice's Italian hot spot Piccolo is opening as Teatro Ristorante at the former Powerhouse Theatre.
Head of Calbridge Capital, LLC charged in "broad scheme" to manipulate stock prices, and could face life in prison.
City releases completed draft of the Bergamot Area Plan, a long-term guide to development near the arts center.
Family of cancer victim who died at 24 creates playlists and donates iPods to UCLA hospitals. They hope the music will help patients escape painful treatments.
Free app lets users browse the library catalog and library card holders to manage their accounts.
