OCTOBER BLUES
In the view of some confirmed beach addicts, October is
the last, best month of summer. The crowds are gone. The air is almost
always sweeter and hotter than it is in July and August, and the blues
– the sky, the ocean – are truer. Long live October.
Photo by Chris Zielin
SMC Takes Close Look At Capital
Improvement Needs
In its continuing effort to modernize and improve safety at its aging
campus, Santa Monica College has taken a detailed look at its capital
improvement needs over the next decade ...
SMC Wins 92% Public Approval Rating
In a ringing endorsement of Santa Monica College, 92 percent of Santa
Monica and Malibu voters say they have a favorable image of the
college...
Council Creates New Parking Zone,
Places Living Wage On 2002 Ballot
The Santa Monica City Council tackled many issues Tuesday, September
25, including the establishment of a new preferential parking zone...
Magic In Santa Monica
There’s a story about a young Earvin Johnson going to work with his
dad at night in Lansing, Michigan, watching him clean corporate
offices and sitting behind the big desks...
Bash Marks Debut Of Big Blue Bus Bike
Racks Part of City’s Plan to Encourage Cyclists
A celebration marking the addition of bike racks to Santa Monica’s Big
Blue Buses will be held on Sunday, October 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on the Third Street Promenade... Free
Fitness Class Sets Fall Session
A nine-week session of “Lying Down and Letting Go,” one of Team
Survivor Los Angeles’ most popular programs, is being offered at no
charge to women affected by cancer...
Beit T’Shuvah Opens Independent Rehab
Center In West L.A. Facility
Beit T’Shuvah, the rehabilitation unit in Gateways Hospital and Mental
Health Center, has become an independent non-profit entity...
Race Director Wins Domino Award
Rosa Hernandez, race director of the Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon, was
recently honored by Domino’s Pizza in West Los Angeles with an
“America Delivers!” award...
Mural Marks St. Joseph’s 25th Anniversary
To commemorate its 25th anniversary, St. Joseph’s Center volunteers
came together on September 22 to paint the center’s thrift shop...
College Breaks Ground for Major
Library Expansion
Appropriately enough, California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who has
produced a small library of his own, will be speak at the
ground-breaking ceremony... Short
Subjects 
Green to Appear on ‘Millionaire’ for
OPCC
Actor Seth Green is set to appear on a special 5-part comedy edition
of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” which will air on ABC Monday
evenings beginning October 8...
Liberty Hill Funds Local Groups
Liberty Hill Foundation has announced $197,00 in grant awards to
grassroots groups developing economic self-sufficiency in poor
communities... Schools’
Strategic Plan Design Team Holds Its First Meeting Wednesday
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Strategic Plan
Design Team held its first meeting last Wednesday at the District’s
Santa Monica headquarters...
Child Protection Ballot Measure Sought
The California Department of Justice has released the Official Title
of the proposed California Child Protection Act ballot measure...
Cities’ Moving Violator Campaign
Hits Road
Pedestrian safety advertisements have hit the road on Big Blue buses
in Santa Monica and wrapped vehicles in four Westside cities as part
of the $350,000-plus Walkable Westside’s Moving Violator Public
Education Campaign... 15th
Broker Challenge Makes $100,000
The 15th Annual Los Angeles Broker Challenge, benefiting Family
Service of Santa Monica, was held on September 20, at Santa Monica
Beach... SMPD Says, Be Prepared For
Emergencies
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and
Washington, D.C., the Santa Monica Police Department is encouraging
residents to keep 72-hour survival kits on hand, as well as...
AMERICAN BEAUTY
“American Beauties,” an exhibition of photographs
by Los Angeles-based photographer Victoria Davis now at the 17th
Street Café in Santa Monica, includes a number of New York City
images... England Wins MS Ocean
Relay
Swimmers from half-a-dozen countries who competed in
the “Turn the Tides on Multiple Sclerosis” relay race from Catalina to
Santa Monica arrived here Sunday afternoon...
Newbridge students Will Knight, Blaise Dolcemaschio and
Ian Bucnafe (number 40, with flag) were still smiling after four laps.
HELPING HANDS
On Friday, September 21, kindergarten through sixth
grade students from Newbridge School in Santa Monica walked the
quarter mile track at nearby Santa Monica College to raise money for
victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks... |
