ON YOUR MARK…
Santa Monica may well be the running capital of
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Photo by Chris Zielin
Gehry Under More Pressure From
Activists
Wednesday, October 3, marked the latest in a series of attempts by Ballona Wetlands activists to convince architect Frank Gehry
to sever his ties with the Playa Vista development...
Service Agencies See Rise in
Need, Fall in Donations following 9/11
Santa Monicans Allied for Responsible Tourism (SMART), a group
originally formed to advocate for a living wage for hospitality
workers in Santa Monica, suddenly finds itself in a new role...
Pico Neighborhood Group Wins
Round In Lawsuit
The Pico Neighborhood Association (PNA) won a significant victory in
its lawsuit against the City of Santa Monica and Santa Monica College
late last week...
Human Peace Symbol To Be Created
On Beach
A coalition of peace, religious, environmental, and community groups
will gather on Saturday, October 13, at 1 p.m. on Santa Monica
Beach...
League Will Present Program On
Alternative Voting Systems Tonight
The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund, in
cooperation with the City of Santa Monica, will present a program on
Voting Systems tonight, October 10...
Camille Thorsen, Daisy Tigler, Lucy Suarez and Vanessa
Flores (L to R) at the Pico Farmer’s Market.
Students Organize Pet Adoption
Club
Daisy Tigler, a Pico neighborhood resident and Santa
Monica High School sophomore, decided to start a Samohi Pet Adoption
Club at the start of the school year and signed up her classmates...
New Disability Committee
Elects Co-Chairs
Recently created by the City Council, Santa Monica’s 11-member
Disability Community Accessibility Committee (DCAC) held its first
meeting last Thursday...
Council Acts To Reduce Airplane Noise
With Steeper Penalties
Neighbors of Santa Monica Airport turned out in force again last night
to demand, ask and implore the City Council to get tough with noisy
aircraft owners, operators and pilots...
Civic Center Group Sets Meetings
The Civic Center Working Group has scheduled another community
workshop for an evaluation of and recommendations for the Civic Center
Specific Plan on Sunday, October 14...
Civil Rights Lawyer Will Speak At
SMC On Tuesday
Brad Seligman, a Berkeley attorney who started a nonprofit foundation
with $1.25 million of his own money to file civil rights class action
suits, will speak at Santa Monica College on Tuesday, October 16...
Gorbachev to Talk At Awards Dinner
Former soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will make his
first full address since the September 11 terrorist attacks at Global
Green USA’s 6th Annual Green Cross Millennium Awards on October 13...
Judges Will Be In Witness Box At Forum
Santa Monica Court judges will discuss their roles as
judges and the workings of the Superior Court and the legal system at
“Meet Your Judges: The People Behind the Robes...
Robert Wagner To Host Fundraiser
Hollywood leading man Robert Wagner will host the
Upward Bound House’s fifth Annual Dinner and Silent Auction on October
18 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica...
New SM-UCLA Center Groundbreaking Is Sunday
For the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Sunday,
October 14, is a red letter day, as ground will be broken, marking the
commencement of construction of a new and expanded medical campus... |
