Coral Tree Splits, Injures Students
A coral tree branch fell on 11 students who were
sitting nearby at Santa Monica High School last
Friday, September 22, but none of them were...
City Council Approves RAND Plan
Following a public hearing, the RAND Corporation's
proposed replacement headquarters was approved
conceptually by a unanimous vote of...
Olsen Chides City Council For RAND Stance
Planning Commission Chair Kelly Olsen opened last
Wednesday's meeting with a statement to his fellow
Commissioners about the City Council's deliberations
on the...
Dream Concert Honors Crosbys
The Dream Foundation will hold its benefit gala this
Thursday, September 28, at the Santa Monica Civic
Auditorium. The stage will see the likes of...
St. Monica's Octoberfair Is This Weekend
What started as a Sunday ice cream social has
ballooned into one of Santa Monica's oldest and
largest community events -- the annual St. Monica's
Octoberfair. It will be held...
City Council Talks Trucks, Night Clubs And Old Houses
At its meeting last night, in a matter of minutes the
Santa Monica City Council authorized the purchase of
several trucks, adopted a Youth Employment Plan for
projects funded under the Los Angeles County Safe
Neighborhood Parks Propositions of...
Disability Talent Show Will Be Presented On Sunday, October First
The Coalition for a Santa Monica Disabilities
Commission and the Screen Actors Guild's (SAG)
Performers with Disabilities Committee are
co-producing the first annual...
Library Holds Fall Book Sale
The Friends of the Santa Monica Library have scheduled
the annual fall library book sale for Saturday,
October 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and...
Surfrider Group Meets in S.M. Tomorrow
The Malibu chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will
hold a general meeting Thursday, September 28, at
Hosteling International, Santa Monica, 1436 Second
Street, from 7 to 9 p.m.
According to chapter officials, the
meeting's primary topic will be...
Faulty Switch Turns Bravo Into Infoland
Santa Monicans who tuned into the Bravo cable channel
49 recently, expecting the usual mix of foreign and
independent movies, interviews and profiles of artists
and off-beat series might have found...
City Council Will Discuss Living Wage
The City Council has scheduled a special session
tomorrow night, Thursday, September 28, at 7 p.m. in
City Council Chambers to take up the question of a
possible...
Recording for Blind and Dyslexic Receives Grant
The Los Angeles and Inland Empire/Orange County
branches of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
have been awarded a major grant from the W.M. Keck
Foundation.
The $250,000 award will be used to
install...
Tim McNulty Will Head SMMUSD Student Services
Timothy McNulty will return to the Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District (SMMUSD) as the new Assistant
Superintendent of Student Services in October.
McNulty's duties will include...
British Air War Recalled At Museum of Flying
The Battle of Britain was arguably the most
significant air battle of World War II, as it saved
Britain from the German juggernaut that swept over
Europe in the first months of...
Feinstein Speaks On Nader
Thur.
Santa Monica City Councilman and Green Party member
Mike Feinstein will make the case for Green Party
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader in the...
Red Cross Responds To Flooding in Southern Asia
The American Red Cross, in conjunction with other Red
Cross and Red Crescent societies, has launched an
immediate response to severe flooding in India and
Bangladesh. Tens of thousands of people in both
countries have been cut off from...
Bay Street Bungalows Are Designated Landmarks
The City of Santa Monica's Landmarks Commission voted
four to one at a public hearing on September 11 to
designate the beach bungalows at 137, 141, 145 and 147
Bay Street as a landmark district.
The commission's decision will not delay
the eviction of...
Government Inaction Exhibit at Crossroads
Inspired by Crossroads Middle School's
"Government-in-Action" social studies
program, an exhibit of political posters will be open
in the school's Sam Francis Gallery on Tuesday,
October 3.
Robert Adanto and Melinda Smith Altshuler
chose the posters which will be...
Coalition Breakfast Celebrates Success Of Formerly Homeless
Last Friday morning, September 22, the Westside
Shelter and Hunger Coalition honored 23 previously
homeless individuals who have, with the assistance of
social service agencies and local businesses, made
exceptional...
League of Women Voters Sponsors Contest For History Students
The Santa Monica League of Women Voters is sponsoring
an essay contest on for Eighth and Eleventh grade U.S.
History students in the Santa Monica/Malibu School
District (SMMUSD)
In a letter to eligible students, the
League said...
Did you know?: Santa Monican Is First Woman Rotarian in World
Esther Johnson of Santa Monica joined the Rotary club
of Santa Monica in 1986 to became first female
Rotarian in the world.
She had been the "orchestra"
for club meetings and contributed to...
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