PERFECTION
photo by Michael Rosenthal
It’s Do or Die for Santa Monica Playhouse
“They really made me love something when there wasn’t
anything I particularly cared about. They changed my life...”
Council Orders More CCP Study
After a brief procedural discussion at last night’s
Santa Monica City Council meeting, which was, in fact, a continuation
of the January 22 meeting...
Young People Speak Out On Violence
It was an unprecedented event — elected officials,
community leaders, City and School District officials and parents
coming together to hear what Santa Monica’s young people had to say
about preventing youth violence...
Natural Gas Leak Causes Explosion
The Santa Monica Fire Department responded to a natural
gas explosion at a seven-unit residential building in the 1300 block
of Berkeley Street Friday evening...
Programs That Work: Samoi AVID
Program
A little-known program is doing spectacular things at
Santa Monica High School. Some 140 students who might otherwise have
had minimal college aspirations are training...
Crossroads To Hold Second Post 9/11
Discussion
Crossroads School’s student group, In Search of Peace,
has scheduled a second town hall meeting on Wednesday, February 13...
Breast Cancer Patients Sought for
New Study
The Wellness Community is seeking women suffering from
breast cancer to participate in a study examining the role of support
groups... SMC/Santa Monica
Place Program Wins Award
A joint Santa Monica College-Santa Monica Place program
that provided job skills training to mall employees, job placement and
referrals... RAND Names
O’Neill Alcoa Chair Recipient
Dr. Nicole Lurie, a respected and broadly experienced
health services research expert, has been awarded RAND’s Paul O’Neill
Alcoa Professorship in Policy Analysis...
Community Corp Works To Keeps City
Afforable
In response to escalating real estate prices, the Ocean
Park Community Organization (OPCO) founded Community Corporation of Santa
Monica (CCSM) in 1982 “to preserve and create...
Leading Actors To Star in Valentine’s
Day Event
It’s called “Fashion and Passion,” will feature actors
David Duchovny, Jeff Goldblum and Alfre Woodard reading romantic
poetry, a Patricia Barish fashion show and hors d’ouevres...
El Dorado Launches New Tamale Bar
with Benefit
El Dorado will launch its new Tamale Bar with an
appearance by leading Los Angeles chef John Sedlar, at a benefit for
Santa Monica/Malibu/Pacific Palisades Meals on Wheels...
Westside Group Seeks Volunteers
The volunteer organization Doing Something is urging
Westside romantics to do chores that need doing rather than simply
sending flowers or candy to people they love on Valentine’s Day...
LWV To Look at Ballot Measures
The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica will hold a
meeting to discuss the pros and cons of state, county and local
measures on the March 5 primary election ballot...
Adelphia Says It Will Restore C-SPAN
Having reduced its carriage of C-SPAN public affairs on
its L.A. system in a recent channel shuffle...
Planning Board Critiques Draft
‘02 MEA
The Santa Monica Planning Commission studied and
recommended changes in the draft 2002 Master Environmental Assessment
(MEA) last Wednesday...
Coalition Seeks To Save State’s Ancient Trees
The Citizens’ Campaign for Old-Growth Preservation (CFOG),
a broad coalition of religious, environmental and business groups...
Prostitution on Lincoln Is Focus
of Venice Meeting
Recent sting operations have netted 33 arrests for
prostitution and solicitation of prostitution on a strip of Lincoln
Boulevard... Court Hears PNA
Lawsuit Monday
A lawsuit filed by the Pico Neighborhood Association (PNA)
against the City of Santa Monica and Santa Monica College (SMC), which
challenges the traffic data...
Major Study To Improve I-10 Will Begin in L.A. Wed.
The Departments of Transportation in eight statea are
currently conducting a study aimed at finding out how Interstate 10
can be improved...
Franklin School Celebrates
Diverse Cultures
Franklin Elementary School in Santa Monica staged its
first annual Multi-cultural fair and potluck last week, which
culminated Saturday, February 2, with a potluck lunch and festival...
Renderings of Boulangerie development
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