RECALLING A HERO
Father Michael Guttierez of Santa Monica's St. Annes
Church.
photo by Michael Rosenthal
City Marks King Day With Call For Commitment
Santa Monica’s First United Methodist Church was the setting for the
17th Annual “King Day” Celebration Monday, January 21...
Superintendent Proposes District
Reorganization
At last Thursday’s board meeting, School Superintendent John Deasy
proposed a set of sweeping administrative changes...
Main St. Housing Project Is Praised,
Panned
Community Corporation of Santa Monica (CCSM), a developer of
affordable housing complexes...
Council OKs Virginia Park Plan
The proposed Virginia Avenue Park expansion which has traveled a
bumpier road than virtually any other Santa Monica project finally
reached its destination at last night’s City Council meeting...
Mama Michelle Phillips Joins
Protest As Henna Artists Defy Ban
Risking another citation, henna artist Luke Chanthadara gave
actress and one of the original members of the Mamas and Papas
Michelle Phillips a henna mehndi...
Sierra Club Files Suit Against Coastal Commission
The Sierra Club announced late last week that it, along with several
other public interest groups, have filed a lawsuit against the
California Coastal Commission...
NEA President Visits Santa Monica Schools
Bob Chase, President of the National Education Association (NEA),
visited the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) for
the first time last Tuesday... Bay St.
Fire Does $150,000 in Damage
At 1:13 a.m. on Thursday, January 17, a fire in the 700 block of Bay
Street was reported to the Santa Monica Fire Department...
Malibu Surfrider Chapter Sets
Meeting
The Malibu chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has scheduled a general
meeting on Thursday, January 31, at 7 p.m. at Hostelling
International, 1436 Second Street in Santa Monica...
SuperBowl-A-Thon Benefits Homeless
Sponsored by SBC Pacific Bell and a project of the Santa Monica
Chamber of Commerce Homeless Task Force, SuperBowl-a-Thon VI will be
held Friday... Big Blue Schedules
Community Meetings
As part of its new “service improvement plan,” Santa Monica’s Big Blue
Bus has scheduled a series of meetings with bus riders in Santa Monica
and several Los Angeles locations to discuss changes...
Palisades Council To Meet Thur.
The Pacific Palisades Community Council will meet on Thursday, January
24, at 7 p.m. in the Oak Room at Mort’s, 1025 Swarthmore...
City Holds Triple-A Credit Rating
Though Santa Monica officials had glum financial news
for the City Council at its budget meeting, the City continues to hold
the highest credit rating...
SMPD Calls & Arrests, January 5 -17
Woman Dies in Santa Monica Jail Cell
On January 18, at 2:29 a.m., a Santa Monica police
officer arrested a woman on the corner of Second and Hill Streets...
Torgerson Named Episcopal
Vicar, Will Stay Here
Monsignor Lloyd Torgerson, Pastor of St. Monica’s
Catholic Church, was recently appointed by Cardinal Roger Mahoney to
serve as his Episcopal Vicar for Ministerial Formation for the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles...
Big Blue Drives Hunger Away
Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Food Drive collected nearly
6,000 pounds of food for the Westside Food Bank in December, a 300
percent increase from last year’s efforts... |
