THE PRIZE
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. It's a gorgeous city in a spectacularly beautiful location, and it's the prize in next Tuesday's election. The people we elect will run Santa Monica, the Santa Monica-Malibu schools and Santa Monica College for the next two years.
photo by Chris Zielin from the roof of The Four Points Sheraton Hotel
Election Day Is Tuesday, November 7
Americans will go to the polls next Tuesday, November
7, to vote for candidates for the full range of
elective offices in America -- from U.S. President to
Santa Monica City Council.
In Santa Monica, polls will open at...
Council OKs $54 Million Public Safety Facility
The City Council approved the contractor agreement and
the funding plan for construction of the long-delayed
new 118,000 square foot Public Safety Facility by a 5
to 0 vote last Tuesday. Mayor Ken Genser and Mayor Pro
Tem Pam O'Connor were...
Coping With Homelessness In Santa Monica
In the last several weeks, the Mirror has received
over a half-dozen letters, some from City Council
candidates, regarding the homeless population in Santa
Monica, and the City's means of addressing...
Major Power Outage Hits Santa Monica
Barely 36 hours after Mark Olsen, area manager of
Southern California Edison, appeared before the Santa
Monica City Council to discuss the recent wave of...
Planning Board Says No To Target
The Planning Commission voted 5 to 2 against the
proposed downtown Target store Monday because it felt
the store would intensify downtown traffic and parking
problems.
The proposed three-story
162,280-square-foot Target with 580 subterranean...
KCRW, NPR To Report On Election Night
Santa Monica's public radio station, KCRW, will
present live election results and analysis next
Tuesday night, November 7, beginning at 4 p.m. with
National Public Radio's "All Things
Considered," and ending at...
Appeal Is Filed In In Ballona Case
Environmental lawyers Steve Crandall and David
Williams of the Public Interest Lawyers Group have
filed a federal lawsuit appeal in the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals seeking...
School Board Candidates Discuss Issues In An Interactive Forum
The five Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Board Board candidates participated in alive 2-hour
interactive forum that was presented by...
Heal The Bay Receives $25,000
On October 18, Glen Peterson, Director of the
Metropolitan Water District's (MWD) Community
Partnering Program presented a $25,000 check to Heal
the Bay, a non-profit environmental group dedicated to...
State Audit Confirms SMC Violations
State auditor Elaine M. Howle confirmed earlier this
month what the Santa Monica Faculty Association has
been claiming for several years -- that some of the
community college districts are...
Hotel Owners Change Course
In a letter to Santa Monica Mayor Ken Genser dated
October 25, Edward Thomas Companies President Timothy
Dubois stated that "the company has suspended
campaign activities for...
ELECTION
2000 - CANDIDATES SPEAK
City
Council Race: Council Candidate Don Grey
City
Council Race: Council Candidate Jerry Rubin
City
Council Race: Council Candidate Chuck Allord
City
Council Race: City Council Candidate Richard Bloom
College
Board Race: SMC Board Candidate Patrick McGuire
State
Assembly Race: 41st District, State Assembly Candidate Colin Goldman
SMC
Board Race: SMC Board Candidate Robert Klepa
City
Council Race: Council Candidate Michael Feinstein
Senate Race: U.S. Senatorial Candidate Medea Benjamin
Presidential
Race: Presidential Candidate John Hagelin
Santa Monica Scene
Orphan of the Week
Nader Super Rally in Long Beach
A Ralph Nader super rally will be held at the Long
Beach Arena, Friday November 3, at 8 p.m. Doors will
open at 6 p.m.
Featured will be Green Party Presidential
Candidate Ralph Nader, Green Party Senatorial
candidate Medea Benjamin, talk show host...
SMC Board Candidates Spurn Candidate Forum
A forum for the candidates running for the Santa
Monica College Board of Trustees has been cancelled
owing to lack of candidate interest.
Ken Mason who is the Vice-President of
college's faculty association invited all...
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