Planning Is Focus Of City Budget Session
During its three-night budget study session, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 30 - June 1, the Santa Monica City Council heard outlines of...

 Lakers On My Mind
Now that was a moment! 
   Coming out of Staples Center Sunday evening and into the sunny clear light of downtown Los Angeles and being among the thousands of cheering, honking fans, I felt...

 Lincoln Is One of Top U.S. Schools
Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica has been named one of 198 2000 National Blue Ribbon Schools in America by...

Major Art Auction On Sunday
Billing itself as "L.A.'s alternative auction house," Santa Monica Auctions will stage a public auction of...

Living Wage Group Files Petitions To Place Issue on Ballot
On June 1, Santa Monicans for A Living Wage filed its completed petitions to place its...

City Seeks Public Comment On  Proposed Lantana Expansion
The City of Santa Monica is seeking public comment on the proposed expansion of the Lantana Entertainment Production Studios east of...

Petition Is Filed To Outlaw Kickbacks
Standing on the steps of Santa Monica City Hall last Thursday, June 1, a boisterous group of ten volunteers from the Oaks Project announced the submission of...

SM Design College Ends Ten-Year Run
The Santa Monica College of Design, Art & Architecture will end its ten-year run this month. 
   The end will be marked with...

"Art in Nature" By S.M. Students Now on View
A fragmented forest, a seascape of rayograms and miniature earthworks are some of the "experiments in art" that are being...

SMC and RISD Forge New Ties With Screening
Santa Monica College and the Rode Island School of Design (RISD) became linked two years ago with the transfer of...

Last Concert Of Year At Barnum On Sat.
The Samohi symphony orchestra will perform its final concert of the school year on Saturday, June 10, at 7 p.m. in Barnum Hall on the Samohi campus. It will also be the last event to be held in...

MTA Hears From Public This Week
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has scheduled a series of first-phase public meetings this week on the...

SMC Will Honor New, Old Grads At Graduation
A member of the class of 1931, the first class to graduate from Santa Monica College, will be on hand Tuesday, June 13, at Corsair Field when...

Venice Schedules Grassroots Forum
Venice will kick off its first Grassroots Forum since Neighborhood Councils were established under the revised...

School Board Told Special Ed Programs Need More Funds
In an end of year report delivered to the School Board last Thursday, Laurel Schmidt and Rose Ecker, District Student Services officials who oversee special education programs, requested that...

Los Angeles Officials Revise Position on Playa Vista
Los Angeles city officials seem to be re-thinking their position on Playa Vista. 
   The Department of Building and Safety has joined local activists in asking for...

Chamber To Install New President
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce will install Karen Bauer as its 2000-2001 President at its annual...