Horse Play

The newly restored Carousel on the Santa Monica Pier.
Photo by Chris Zielin
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the image above to view larger size rendering Proposed New Civic Center Plan Is
Unveiled
Civic Center discussions resumed last week after a
three-and-a-half-month break with a two-day community workshop...
Sept. 11 Attacks Dent Tourism
According to most sources, it will be months, if not years, before all
the economic effects of the September 11 terrorist attacks can be
calculated... PNA Questions
Transcript
Though the City of Santa Monica was sworn under penalty of perjury to
be “true and correct,” Pico Neighborhood Association (PNA)
representatives alleged last week that the legal record prepared by
the City... 
Sheen to Be Honored At St. John’s Caritas
Gala
Actor and activist Martin Sheen will receive the 2001 Caritas Award at
at the St. John’s Health Center Foundation’s ninth annual Caritas
Award Gala on Saturday, October 27, at the Regent Beverly Wilshire
Hotel... SMFD and PD Benefit Raises
$29,000
Over 2,000 people attended the benefit barbecue and open house held at
Fire Station 5 in Santa Monica on Saturday, October 13...
Westside Food Bank Hunger Walk Sunday
The 11th Annual Westside Food Bank Hunger Walk will be held on Sunday,
October 28. Hundreds of participants from companies, schools,
non-profit agencies and the community at large will begin at the Santa
Monica High School Science Quad...
Palisades Group Schedules
Meeting
The Pacific Palisades Community Council will meet Thursday, October
25, at 7 p.m. at the Oak Room at Mort’s, 1035 Swarthmore...
$23,000 Raised for Charter Schools
The Great Tastes of Brentwood festival on Sunday, October 21, raised
more than $23,000 for the Palisades Charter Schools Foundation, which
supports Kenter Canyon Elementary, Paul Revere Charter Middle School,
Palisades Charter High School and Brentwood Science Magnet...
Macerich, City Discuss Changes to
SM Place
The Macerich Company, owner of the Santa Monica Place, has been
looking into the possibility of remodeling, or even rebuilding the
boxy shopping center located at the southern end of the Third Street
Promenade... Union, Supporters
Call For Retaliation Amendment
At a press conference in front of the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
called by the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union (H.E.R.E.)
on Tuesday, October 23, City officials, union organizers...
SMMUSD Strategic Team To Meet
October 27
The School District’s Strategic Plan Design Team will
hold its first assessment meeting on Saturday, October 27, to
determine where the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD)
stands... St. Paul’s Will
Celebrate 75th Anniversary
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Santa Monica
will observe the diamond anniversary of the congregation on Sunday,
October 28 at 11 a.m. in the congregation’s sanctuary...
Council Increases Worker
Protections
The stories were familiar – workers being threatened,
demoted, laid off and fired, but the context was new and ominous...
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