SUNDAY IN SANTA MONICA
Demonstrators march from the Third Street Street Promenade to the Santa Monica Pier Sunday evening. Photo shot from top of Santa Monica Place.
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photo by Chris Zielin
Sunday Is Day of Protest In Santa Monica
In many ways, Sunday, August 12, was a day of
reckoning for Santa Monica. On the eve of the
Democratic National Convention, Santa Monica became
the...
58 People Arrested In Demonstration At Loews Thursday
Days before the onset of the Democratic National
Convention in Los Angeles, 58 people -- including
Santa Monica City Councilman Paul Rosenstein -- were
arrested during...
A DAY IN L.A.
Downtown Los Angeles was the site of political
discourse on many levels Monday August 14. At Pershing
Square were the demonstrators, at Patriotic Hall was
the Shadow Convention and under the Big Top, aka
Staples Center, the Democratic National Convention.
But the dominant presence in midst of all this
activity was...
Beloved Theatricum Gets By On The Strength of a Woman
It is no coincidence that Ellen Geer, the Artistic
Director for the Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga
Canyon, would choose "The Strength of Women"
as the venue's...
Organized Labor Is Taking Part In Protests
LOS ANGELES --- Reacting to a Democratic platform that
rejects key components of the labor agenda, some big
labor unions will be in the streets of Los Angeles
during...
SAG Members Are A Hit
Approximately 50 members of the Screen Actors Guild
(SAG) sat through an extended Santa Monica City
Council meeting last Tuesday, August 8, in order to
speak to the Council.
SAG commercial actors have been out on
strike for...
RAND Presents New HQ At Weekend Open House
In advance of its appearance before the Planning
Commission, the RAND Corporation presented plans for
its proposed new complex on Saturday and again on
Monday to the public.
The 310,000 square-foot headquarters
would be...
Planning Commission To Review RAND Project
The City of Santa Monica Planning Commission will meet
on Wednesday, August 23, to discuss the proposed RAND
Development Agreement, which would allow...
Kidpower : Life Skills For Young Performers
Fifteen kids are running around at high speeds,
shouting, flailing their arms, crouching and leaping.
This well-choreographed chaos is actually a rehearsal
for...
Coastal Commission Reverses Stand On Ballona Bluffs
In a seeming reversal of its action to halt
development on the Ballona Bluffs last year, on
Monday, August 7, the State Coastal Commission...
Brentwood Grand Prix Is Saturday
The Brentwood Grand Prix bicycle races will be run
Saturday, August 19, on a course at the Veterans'
Administration Center, at San Vicente and
Wilshire.
The rolling, twisting course includes...
Hotels Put Big Bucks Into Living Wage Campaigns
Financial statements released last week reveal that
upscale hotels clustered along Santa Monica's
shoreline were the major contributors to the campaign
for the controversial...
What's Going On: Alternatives To The Convention
Conflict Of Interest Not An Issue For Candidate Jordan
Mike Jordan, a candidate for the Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District's (SMMUSD) Board of Education,
asked the state's Fair Political Practices Commission
(FPPC) for an opinion on...
School Board Modifies Timeline For Hiring A New Superintendent
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's (SMMUSD)
Board of Education opted last Thursday night to begin
the process of hiring a firm to assist with the search
for...
Historic Buildings In Ocean Park May Be Saved
By a 5-to-1 vote, the Santa Monica Landmarks
Commission decided Monday night, following a public
hearing, to consider...
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