Vikings Crush Centennial, 54-0

Samohi Vikings flash Vs -- for Vikings and victory, as they win their first league game of season. (See story here).     
                                                            photo by Jessie Drezner

Construction On Coast Highway Begins Again
City officials announced last week that construction of the new sewer line on Pacific Coast Highway, which began last fall and was halted for the summer, would...

City Council Race: Candidates Appear In First Debate
The Santa Monica political season officially started Thursday, September 29, with a City Council debate in which 12 of the 13 candidates appeared. 
   The forum, which took place in the Adelphia Cable studio and was produced and hosted by Adelphia Vice President Bill Rosendahl, was the first...

Council Seals Deal With RAND
Last night, October 3, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously adopted a resolution amending the Civic Center Specific Plan to accommodate...

Young S.M. Artist Has One-Man Show
Fifteen-year-old J.J. Stevens got both the limelight and his wish come true last Thursday, September 28, at his first art exhibition and reception at the...

Students Claim Rehabbed Park Excludes Them
The City's recent renovation of Douglas Park cost more than $1.5 million dollars, but, though the Park has yet to reopen, some park goers say...

City's Homeless Policies Draw Fire
The Santa Monica City Council's mandated annual public hearing on the City's Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services turned into a debate between...

St. Johns Surgeons Use Balloons In Spinal Fractures
The same balloons heart specialists use to open clogged arteries are now being used by spine surgeons to inflate and help repair...

CLARE Foundation Receives $5,000
The Bayside Corporation, in conjunction with the California Community Foundation, presented a $5,000 grant to..

L.A. Superior Court Launches Dispute Resolution Website
The L.A. Superior Court is taking advantage of the usefulness of the internet, particularly where the ever-mounting dispute cases are concerned, with its brand new...

S.M. Student Wins D.C. Internship
Michael Parsons, a Business/Economics major at UCLA, has been selected for an internship in Washington, D.C., representing the Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles and working with the...

Council Delays Decision On City Living Wage Ordinance
The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to continue to study the City's living wage proposal for low-income workers in Santa Monica's Coastal Zone at a special...

Local Toastmasters Install New Officers
New presiding officers have been elected by the City Speakers club, a local Santa Monica member of Toastmasters International. 
   Ken Stearns will replace...

Schools' $$$ Oversight Team Meets And Sets Its Priorities
The long-awaited first meeting of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's (SMMUSD) Independent Financial Oversight Committee took place last Tuesday, September 25, at the District's headquarters. 
   Setting priorities was the...

Santa Monica Artist Targets Eating Disorders
Santa Monica artist Janna Stern will show her series, "Measure for Measure: An Artistic Exploration on the Mythology of Eating Disorders" at Ventura College in Ventura, California. 
   The show marks the West Coast debut of the...

City Loses Suit To Squelch Prop LL Rebuttal
Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Valerie Baker has ruled that The City of Santa Monica must print a rebuttal argument submitted by the backers of Proposition LL in the ballot pamphlet that...

Arts Foundation Offers Grants
In an effort to help non-profit arts organizations and schools expand their arts programs, the Santa Monica Arts Foundation will be donating...

Big Blue Bus Teams Up With UCLA
The Big Blue Bus and UCLA have combined efforts to implement a new project called "BruinGo!" As part of the program, UCLA students, faculty and staff no longer have to pay...

Low-Cost Mammograms Offered at Saint John's
Saint Johns Health Center is offering low-cost mammogram screenings, including for those with breast implants, for $55 during the month of...

Report Shows Student Achievement Is Improving in District Schools
A report on multiple measures of student achievement presented by Lisle Staley, Assessment and Evaluation Director for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD), to the Board of Education on Thursday, September 21, showed that...

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Historical Society Celebrates 25 Years
The Santa Monica Monica Historical Society Museum will celebrate its 25th Silver Anniversary at the Annual Education/Preservation Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 12 at Hotel Casa Del Mar.
   The Annual Awards Dinner honors individuals, educators, businesses and organizations who have contributed to...