CALIFORNIA: IMAGE AND REALITY
David Hockney's painting, "The Splash" (1966), from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Pattiz, is one of hundreds of significant works of art which have been assembled for "Made in California: Art, Image and Identity 1900 - 2000" at LACMA (see story on page 13).
Council Gives Sour News To Club Sugar
The City Council heard appeals by Planning Commission
Chair Kelly Olsen and Suite Events Property Owner
Kayvan Naimi of the Commission's approval of a...
Anti-KK Workers Get Word Out
It's seven-thirty on a Thursday night, and the office
of the HERE Union Local #814 is bustling with people.
Most are on the phone, others pass out doughnuts and
red vines, still others strategize at...
SMMUSD Wins $50,000 Grant
The United States Department of Education has awarded
the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD)
a $50,000 Smaller Learning Communities Planning grant.
Rigorous review of the district was
conducted by...
Environmental Groups File Suit Against Coastal Commission
On Friday, October 6, 2000 the Sierra Club, Spirit of
the Sage Council and the Ballona Ecosystem Education
Project filed a lawsuit against the California Coastal
Commission, alleging that...
Hotels Put Big Money Into KK Campaign
In campaign disclosure statements made public October
9, four Coastal Zone hotels are listed as major
contributors to Santa Monicans for a Living Wage (SMLW),
the proponents of...
World Premiere At Academy Wed.
The world premiere of "Diplomats for the
Damned," a true story of daring rescues made
during the holocaust in Germany, will be shown...
Venice Family Clinic Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
On Saturday, October 7, Venice Family Clinic -- long
considered one of the outstanding free clinics in the
country -- celebrated its...
Planning Commission OKs Water Garden Cafe
The Planning Commission (CUP) approved a conditional
use permit at its October 4 meeting that will permit a...
St. John's Is Given $2 Million Gift
Long-time St. John's patron, Flora L. Thornton, has
made a new $2 million gift to St. John's Health Center
in Santa Monica.
"I have always believed that an
ounce of prevention is worth...
Surf-A-Thon at Venice Breakwater
The seventh Annual Surf-A-Thon Surf Contest will be
held at the Venice Breakwater on Saturday, October
21st. Divisions are...
Santa Monica Wins Pest Management Alternatives Award
Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR), a coalition
of 140 environmental organizations, has honored the
City of Santa Monica with it...
Moms Plan March to Polls
The Southern California Chapters of the Million Mom
March have joined other chapters of the national
grassroots movement to announce...
J. Johnson Named To Planning Board
Jay P. Johnson, a former chair of the Santa Monica
Rent Control Board, was appointed to the Planning
Commission by the City Council on September 26 and was...
Vin Scully To Be Honored at Gala
Entertainers Mac Davis and Michael Maguire will be the
headlining acts at the eighth annual Caritas Awards
Gala honoring long-time Los Angeles Dodger announcer...
Broken Gas Main Closes PCH Tues.
For 2 1/2 hours on Tuesday morning, October 17,
Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) was closed to all traffic
between the California Incline and the McClure Tunnel.
The Santa Monica Fire Department was called to...
Latino Family Outreach Project Underway
As part of an ongoing effort to increase parents'
awareness of such developmental disabilities in
children as autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation
and epilepsy, the...
Chamber, Bankers Host Golf Classic
On Monday, October 23, the 45th Annual Santa Monica
City Championship Golf Classic will be held at the
Calabasas Country Club. The tournament is a joint
project of...
Former SMMUSD Employee Issues Apology For Remarks
Juli DiChiro, Director of Assessment and Evaluation
for the Santa Monica/Malibu School District last year,
has issued a statement apologizing for...
ELECTIONS
2000 - CANDIDATES SPEAK
School
Board Race: Board Candidate Gleam Davis
City
Council Race: Council Candidate David Cole
City
Council Race: Council Candidate Jon Stevens
City
Council Race: Council Candidate Donna Block
City
Council Race: Council Candidate Herb Katz
State
Assembly Race: 41st Assembly District Candidate Jayne Murphy Shapiro
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