Tower of Power
For the sixth year, Anthony Schmitt has crafted a
Christmas tree of grocery carts in the courtyard at Edgemar on Main
Street. This year’s edition is 29 feet tall.
photo by Chris Zielin
Main Street Project Developer
Sues City
Howard Jacobs, who has proposed a two-building
mixed-use project on the site of the former Boulangerie restaurant and
bakery on Main Street is suing the City of Santa Monica...
Council Discusses
Revisions In Election Laws
At its Tuesday, December 11 meeting, the Santa Monica
City Council discussed amending municipal election laws to help
“ensure fairness” for the upcoming November 2002 general election...
Sparks To Fly at Planning Session
Santa Monica’s Planning Commission will vote on whether
to approve the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the
expansion of Virginia Avenue Park tonight, December 19...
SMMUSD, Union Agree On Terms
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) and the
Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association (SMMCTA) have
reached an agreement on a new contract for District childcare
teachers...
Council Gives Early Xmas Presents
In a clearly jovial mood, the Santa Monica City Council
handed out some early Christmas presents at last night’s meeting,
which was also its final meeting of the year...
Private Donors Prefer Madison
Site to Main Campus
Santa Monica College’s Director of Marketing, Don
Girard, told the Madison Site Theater Advisory Group during a tour of
the College’s performing arts facilities...
Campaign for Old Growth Preservation
Kicks Off
Naturalist John Muir wrote, “When one tugs at a single
thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world...”
New Eye Research Center In Works
The Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA has announced
plans to create the Edie and Lew Wasserman Eye Research Center...
Bae Joins St. John’s Spine Center
The Spine Center at Saint John’s Health Center has
added Hyun W. Bae, M.D., an orthopedic specialist, to its staff...
City Streamlines Permit
Process
The City of Santa Monica has streamlined its service to
building permit applicants...
Four-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down PCH
For Hours
Last Thursday, December 13, a four-car pile-up,
including a school bus, closed the Pacific Coast Highway for several
hours...
District Seeks Personnel
Commissioner
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD)
is soliciting applications for the Personnel Commission...
RAND Chooses Vet to Direct Army
Research
Thomas L. McNaugher, a West Point graduate and Vietnam
and Desert Storm veteran, has been named a vice president of the RAND
Corporation...
Pavley Authors, Davis Signs Poet
Laureate Bill
In the first year of her first term, Assemblywoman Fran Pavley
has proposed a great many bills, but the first of the former teacher’s
bills to be signed into law by Governor Gray Davis calling for the
establishment of a new state post...
Pet Adoption Club Helps Santa Claus
Marking the holidays, the Samohi Pet Adoption Club
delivered dozens of new pet owner gift bags, pet toys, treats, and
care supplies to the West LA Animal Shelter on Saturday, December
15...
Hahn Proposes Aid For Workers
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn has proposed emergency
utility relief for workers who have been laid off as a result of the
September 11 attacks...
Local Student Proposes
Ca.Bioethical Panel
A college student from Santa Monica has entered the
bioethics debate with a plan to inform California residents on both
the issues and the stakes...
SMC Nurtures Minority
Psychology Majors
A little-known Santa Monica College program that is
encouraging a group of African American and Latino students to pursue
careers in psychology has quietly scored a series of successes...
Household Donations Are
Sought
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los
Angeles is asking for donations of household goods and appliances for
its thrift stores...
New Court Assignments Are Made
For 2002
Announced by presiding Judge James A. Basccue, Los
Angeles County West District assignments for Los Angeles Superior
Court judges and commissioners will take effect on January 2, 2002...
RAND Studies School Food Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a
$150,000 grant to the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica to study food
security and nutrition in National school breakfast and lunch
programs...
Angel Harvest Brings Food To
Needy
“Angel Harvest helps our own. The need is great all
over the world, but these people belong to us. In difficult times, we
mustn’t forget to be responsible for those who live in our city, are
part of our community…We are neighbors helping neighbors,” said Sally Kellerman... |
