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Vol. 11, Issue 41	March 18 - 23, 2010

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Santa Monican To Run His 25th LA Marathon

Santa Monica resident Gary Roberts is known as a “Legacy Runner,” someone who has has participated in all 25 of the Los Angeles Marathons.

“I started running long before the Los Angeles Marathon started in 1986,” Roberts told the Mirror. “I had probably run about 75 marathons in total, all . . . Continued

Lamont Ewell Returns from Retirement
Santa Monica's highly regarded former city manager who retired in January, has accepted a job as Culver City’s interim city manager until July as the city looks for a . . . Continued

LA Planning Commission Approves Bundy Project
Los Angeles’ Planning Commission gave the necessary approvals on March 11 so that Bundy Village and Medical Park project could go forward.

Controversy over the . . . Continued

School District Begins Its Fight Against New LAUSD Permit Policy
The Superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD), Tim Cuneo, announced yesterday that he and other district superintendents were banning . . . Continued

Venice Council Looks to Others for Safe-Parking Model
The issue of overnight parking for lived-in vehicles has sparked both arguments and suggested solutions. At the March 16 meeting of the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC), one . . . Continued

Veteran Sues VA in Flag Dispute
The continuing saga concerning the proper use of the land at the nation’s largest Veteran’s Administration campus took another turn on Tuesday, March 15, when the leader of . . . Continued

Neighbors Lawsuit Could Derail Expo
Neighborhood advocacy groups joined together to file a lawsuit against the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Expo Light Rail (EIR) is under litigation . . . Continued

St. Patrick's Celebrated
in Santa Monica
(1) Erin Tracy, right, cheers fellow revelers at St Paddy's Day at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Restaurant on Main Street on March 17.

(2) A happy Irish Coffee to all on St . . . Continued

Alert: Police Blotter
Showing Restraint?

Thursday, March 11, 9:17 p.m. Officers were called to the 200 block of Beach Street in regard to a woman getting too close to a man, in . . . Continued

Planned Parenthood Food Fare
Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles (PPLA), an organization devoted to important issues of birth control, disease prevention, and information about human sexuality, has found a . . . Continued

RED CROSS CAR-WASH FUNDRAISER
American Red Cross of Santa Monica volunteers will be washing and vacuuming cars, trucks and SUVs for donations of $8 for cars and $13 for small trucks and SUVs. The car wash . . . Continued

Endangered Whale Served In Santa Monica
Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against a Santa Monica sushi restaurant for allegedly serving endangered whale meat. The City’s Attorney’s Office is conducting a . . . Continued

Schools Face New Budget Challenges
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent, Ramon Cortines, has made a decision to restrict the type of permits that allow students whose families live . . . Continued

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