Going Up

photo by Chris Zielin
Public Safety Building Off
Schedule, on Budget
Although it may look to passing drivers like nothing more than a hole
in the ground, Santa Monica’s Senior Architect, Lauren Friedman
says... Deasy Responds To Special
Ed. Questions
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s (SMMUSD)
Superintendent John Deasy met with a large crowd of special education
parents and teachers... Airport
Neighbors Ask For Review and Safety Zone
The recent plane crash and fire at Santa Monica Airport in which two
people died has prompted residents in the vicinity of the airport to
ask for a safety review and the establishment of...

Santa Monica College purchased BAE Systems property
located at 3171 Centinela. SMC
Buys BAE Land for $30 Million
The Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees voted
unanimously Monday night, December 3, to purchase the BAE Systems
property... Panel On Post-9/11 U.S. Is
Thursday
A new club organized by students at Crossroads School in Santa Monica,
In Search of Peace (ISOP), has scheduled a town hall meeting...
Mail Clerk Retires After 29 Years in
City Hall
In a building in which City policy is made, one man, Izzy Paiess, has
made it a point to stay as far away from politics as possible...
SMMUSD Schools Schedule Holiday
Concert Marathon
In December, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD)
schools are alive with the sound of music as students in the schools’
extensive and diverse music programs perform in concert...
Council Calls for Third Street Study
Concerned by the exodus of restaurants from the Third Street Promenade
allegedly triggered by steep increases in rent...
Kuehl Presents $450,000 to 18th St.
Arts Complex
California State Senator Sheila Kuehl presented $450,000 in state
funding to Santa Monica’s 18th Street Arts Complex at a press
conference on Tuesday, November 27...
Children’s Drawings Hang At
Library
Approximately 300 drawings by local children are currently on display
in the Children’s Department at the Santa Monica Main Library...
Palisades Council To Meet Dec. 13
The Pacific Palisades Community Council will meet on Thursday,
December 13, at 7 p.m. at Stewart Hall in Temescal Gateway Park...
Los Liones Restoration Goes
Forward
TreePeople, its staff and volunteers joined local volunteers,
community leaders and State Parks workers to plant 100 large Coast
Live Oak and California Sycamore trees...
Journalists’ Workshop Begins
A Los Angeles branch of New York’s Bootcamp for Journalists will get
underway in January in Bergamot Station in Santa Monica...
Pavley and City Hold Global Warming
Hearing
The California State Assembly Select Committee on Air
and Water Quality and the City of Santa Monica co-sponsored a
hearing...
Nativity Scenes Will Open In
Palisades Park Sunday
Santa Monica’s annual display of Nativity Scenes in
Palisades Park on Ocean Avenue will open at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December
9...
Of Particular Interest: Montana’s
Open House Holiday Walk
Montana Avenue’s Annual Open House and Holiday Walk
will be held on Friday, December 7, beginning at 5 p.m...
L.A. County Agency Tackles Youth Needs,
Intolerance
The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations
has scheduled an area summit on “Meeting the Needs of Youth,” at the
Alexander Hughes Community Center...
Musical Instrument Drive Is
Underway
The Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) is currently
conducing an instrument drive for its Youth Mentor Artists Program...
Body of Man Is Found In Park
On Saturday, December 1, a dead man was found on a park
bench in Virginia Park...

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