SPRING  IS  HERE

School District Meets Council Conditions On $2.1 Million Grant
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board voted unanimously at its March 15 board meeting to establish an...

Independent Spirit Hits The Beach
Through the years, the IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards have become more and more useful to struggling filmmakers. With the ever-growing interest in...

City Proposes New Parking Plan In Ocean Park
In the continuing effort to satisfy Ocean Park residents, Main Street merchants and the Coastal Commission, the City of Santa Monica has told the Coastal Commission it will...

MGM Plaza Is Sold For $360 Million
When it was built, it was an anomaly -- a low, streamlined office building that spanned several city blocks in a region of Santa Monica that had been devoted to...

Denny Zane: Out of Office, Still In Power Up the creaking stairs in the dimness of early morning at the Blueberry Cafe, the man who has been at the center of most, if not all, of the major...

SANTA MONICA SCENES

Target Team Pitches Project To Mid-City Neighbors' Group
In their continuing campaign to win support of residents, the developer of the proposed three-story Target Department Store in downtown Santa Monica, Craig Johnson, Vice president of Pacifica Capital, and Caroline Brookter, Target spokesperson, showed the...

Woman Raped On S.M. Beach
Santa Monica Police report that an 18-year old female transient was raped on the 200 block of Santa Monica Beach on March 12.    According to police, the victim met the...

Single Parent Network Sets Meeting
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) PTA Council's Parent Education Committee in collaboration with Jody Seidler's Making Lemonade: Single Parent Network has scheduled the...

College Seeks Commissioners
The Santa Monica Community College District is seeking applications for appointment to the seat on its...

Waldorf Teacher Speaks on Science
David Hill, fourth grade teacher at Westside Waldorf School will give a talk on the means by which elementary school science can stimulate students'...

Coalition for Disabilities Commission To Meet
The new Coalition for a Santa Monica Disabilities Commission will hold its first public meeting at noon Saturday, March 25, at...

Last Sign-Up Call For Halibut Derby
The Marina Del Rey Anglers have extended the sign-up deadline for the Millennium Halibut Derby to March 31. The Derby committee will be...

Business Community Offers  Alternative Living Wage Plan
Last week, members of the business community filed a petition to put a living wage initiative on the November ballot. Proponents of the original...

Landlords Settle Harassment Case
The Santa Monica City Attorney's office has announced that the owners of a Santa Monica apartment building have agreed to a settlement in which they paid...

Out on the John Patrol With the S.M. Police There were five of us crammed into the unmarked police van. We parked beneath the romantic amber glow of the...