Board Backs Big Pier Marine Center
East Entrance, Santa Monica
Pier story
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photo by Chris Zielin
Save the Malibu Day Set For Sunday, July 23
The Malibu chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will
stage the fourth annual Save The Malibu Day on Sunday,
July 23.
The day will begin at 8 a.m. with...
Hotel Workers March Again
During a rally last Wednesday, June 12, workers from
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and other area hotels
aired Loews' dirty laundry, in symbolic effort to...
School Board Ready To Name Key Group
School Board Vice-President Tom Pratt told the Mirror
Monday morning that the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
School District (SMMUSD) agenda planning team has
changed the...
Santa Monica Teams Compete In Sectionals
Three Santa Monica Little League teams claimed the
District 25 crown in the last week and will advance to
the Little League Sectionals. The Minor and Major
boys' teams and the Minor girls softball team all
claimed the...
City Council Takes Care Of Business
The regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 11,
opened on a cheerful note with the announcement that
Santa Monica's AYSO Girls Under Twelve All-Star Soccer
team will travel to Fujinomiya, Japan, to compete in...
City Continues Assault on ATMs
Last Friday, July 14, Santa Monica City Attorneys
filed an appeal with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals in San Francisco of a federal judge's decision
that the City could not...
Cyclist Pedals Across America To Raise Money For Hungry Kids
He didn’t arrive to a hero’s welcome. It was the
heart of the rush hour on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica
Wednesday, July 12. People driving by at the
intersection of Ocean and Wilshire, had no idea that...
Surfer Assaulted By Dangerous Infection
Charles Moore, Long Beach environmentalist and
Surfrider Foundation activist, took his out-of-town
guests for a surfing session in the San Gabriel River,
passing by a sign that...
Arraignment Of Alleged Pier Shooters Delayed
The July 13 arraignment of the two men accused of a
variety of crimes on the Santa Monica Pier in the
early hours of July 4th was continued for a second
time, but charges continue to pile up against Oswaldo
Amezcua, who allegedly...
RAND to Study L.A. Children
The RAND Corporation has begun a new four-year study
of Los Angeles' children, families and neighborhoods.
Known as the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Study
(LA FANS), it will assess the...
Arts Commisson Looks At Means of Housing Artists
Artists are disappearing from Santa Monica, taking the
same trail of tears out of town that everyone takes
when rent rises faster than income. Along with the
artists go a unique...
SMPD Begins Weekend Air Patrols
It wasn’t a bird. It wasn’t a plane. It was the
air-slapping rotors of the Santa Monica Police
Department's new helicopter that woke some Santa
Monicans up in...
Oil Spill Hits Playa Vista, Closes Lincoln
Last Wednesday afternoon, July 12, a drilling
contractor working at the Playa Vista development
south of Marina del Rey accidentally hit and ruptured
a...
Veteran Leaders Offer Tips To This Year's Hopefuls
The League of Women Voters (LWV) hosted a workshop on
June 24 for people interested in running for office in
the City of Santa Monica and Malibu in...
Historical Society Marks City Birthday
On Saturday, July 23, the Santa Monica Historical
Society will hold a 125th Birthday Picnic for the City
of Santa Monica at Clover Park from noon to 3 pm. John
Farquhar, grandson of Senator John P. Jones,
co-founder of Santa Monica, is...
Big Blue Bus Driver Saves Passenger's Life
Venice resident John Cole was not feeling well when he
boarded the Line 3 Santa Monica Bus. "I could see
he wasn't his usual cheery self," explains Big
Blue Bus driver Marzella Johnson, "he said he was
on his way to...
Donna Block Throws Hat Into City Council Contest
Last week, Donna Block announced her candidacy for
Santa Monica City Council. In throwing her hat into
the arena, she became the first woman to...
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