Field of Dreams
Southeast Corner, Civic Center area.
photo by Chris Zielin
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Planning Board Suggests Playing
Fields In Civic Center
The Santa Monica Planning Commission reviewed a draft of the new Civic
Center Specific Plan (CCSP) at its meeting last Wednesday...
Environment Is Hit, Schools Spared In
New Budget
Santa Monica parks, beaches and mountains, only recently rebounding
after years of neglect, will soon begin to feel the effects of the
first reduction in state spending in eight years...
Council Faces Revenue Decline
At the City Council meeting Tuesday, January 9, top officials
predicted that the City will have to grapple with a projected $7.7
million deficit... New Political
Group Cranks Up
A new citywide political organization, Santa Monicans for
Responsive Government (SMRG), has been founded for the express purpose
of informing citizens about municipal issues...
Director Ted Demme Dead at 38
Director Ted Demme collapsed Sunday evening, January 13, of an
apparent heart attack while playing basketball...
Gutierrez Gives Keynote at MLK
Celebration
“Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man and His Impact on Contemporary
Society” will be the theme of this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day... State Green Party to Meet in
Westwood
The first Green Party state meeting since Greens received official
recognition as a national party from the Federal Elections Commission
will take place on the UCLA campus January 18-20...
VERITAS To Be On Nov. Ballot
At its January 8 meeting, the Santa Monica City Council voted
unanimously to place the VERITAS initiative on the November 2, 2002,
municipal ballot... New $15
Million Apartment Building Opens Sat.
Lewis and Associates have announced that a preview opening of Venezia,
a new $15 million apartment building in downtown Santa Monica...
YWCA Offers Winter Classes
Registration is now open for the YWCA of Santa Monica’s
winter 2002 classes, programs, and workshops...
This Week’s Mirror Orphan
Community Celebrates YMCA’s
100th Anniversary
About 500 community members attended the YMCA’s 100th
Anniversary and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly completed Phase
III Expansion Project... |
