Campaign To Stop Mega-Development Launched
A broad-based coalition of Ventura County and Los Angeles County community organizations formally joined forces last Wednesday to fight Washington Mutual Bank’s 2,800-acre “luxury home” development...

Samohi Honor Student Killed At Party
A popular Santa Monica High School sophomore was stabbed and killed at a party she attended in Westwood on Saturday night...

Ninth Graders Score Above Average In New High School Exit Exam
Ninth grade students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) who took the first California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) last March scored significantly above the statewide and Los Angeles County averages...

Liberty Hill Grants Help Make Work Work
Early Saturday morning, November 10, in the cozy offices of the Liberty Hill Foundation, I joined a group of documentary filmmakers, graduate students, academics, entertainment executives, artists, writers...

Dry Weather Runoff To Be Diverted From Will Rogers
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) today approved two grants totaling $1,820,000 for the city of Los Angeles to divert dry weather runoff...

Pilot Error May Have Caused Crash
Though the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation is not complete, it now appears that the plane crash last Tuesday, November 13, at Santa Monica Airport was the result of pilot error...

USPS Lists Mail Danger Signs
Since anthrax has turned up on pieces of mail, infecting some people and killing others, the United States Postal Service has issued the following list of things to watch out for in incoming mail...

Josie Wins Accolade from Esquire
Josie, which opened not long ago at 2424 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, has been named one of the ten best new restaurants of the year in America by Esquire magazine...

St. John’s Names Golden New V.P.
Saint John’s Health Center has appointed Paula Golden its new Vice President for Development and foundation relations...

Planning Commission Reviews Complaint Procedures
A surge of complaints about the negative impacts of construction projects on Santa Monica residents prompted the Planning Commission to discuss the matter with City Police and Building and Safety departments last Wednesday...

CALPIRG Criticizes Bank Fees
According to a report released last week by the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) and the Consumer Federation of America...

Free Tide Shuttle Extends Its Route
During the holiday season, the Big Blue Bus’ TIDE Shuttle will offer free weekend shuttle rides to and from all of the City’s principal shopping districts – Santa Monica Place, Third Street Promenade, Montana Avenue and Main Street...

Auto Club Toy Drive Is Now Underway
The Auto Club of Southern California has begun its annual holiday drive to collect 10,000 toys to give to the children at the Orthopedic Hospital and its affiliated clinics throughout Southern California...

School Board Discusses Budget and Beepers
At last week’s Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board meeting, the budget and a beeper, pager and cell phone policy were discussed...

Parking Task Force Okays Funding Plan
Santa Monica’s Downtown Parking Task Force approved a funding plan Monday, November 12, to help finance its 20-year, $100 million parking proposal...

SMMUSD, Employees To Negotiate
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) has announced that the exclusive bargaining unit...

Students Honored At Model Confab
Santa Monica College students won three of five “Distinguished Delegate” awards at the 2001 PAX-UN Model United Nations Conference in Hollywood on Oct. 27...

Pacific Park Raises $3000 For NYC
After Pacific Park refitted the Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel with 5,392 red, white and blue bulbs on September 20, it announced it would donate half of the revenue from ticket sales on September 22 and 29 to the Twin Towers Fund...

Coastal Commission OKs Playa Vista Road Plan
In a 10-1 vote, the California Coastal Commission approved Playa Vista’s application for proposed roadway alterations to Lincoln, Jefferson and Culver Boulevards...

SM Man Is Shot in Venice
A Santa Monica resident was shot and killed in Venice in the early hours of Sunday, November 11...

Man Shot On Bike Path
On Sunday, November 18, a man was shot in the foot following an altercation in the 1200 block of Ocean Front Walk around 10 p.m...

Council Hires ROMA to Work With SM Place
At its meeting Tuesday, November 13, the Santa Monica City Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the contract with ROMA Design Group...

Recordings For Disabled Available
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) has compiled a special list of recorded titles providing those with print disabilities relevant information, advice and resources...