GREEN…
GOING, GOING, GONE
A tree at Fifth Street and Santa Monica Boulevard is removed to make way for the Downtown Transit Mall (photos in top
box). Distinctive landscaping at Lincoln Place is torn out as the struggle between longtime tenants and developer-owner continues (bottom
photo). See storries, below, Editorials page.
Top photo by Jeff Cohen, Bottom
photo by Ingrid Mei
Lincoln Place Struggle Escalates
Tenants of Lincoln Place in Venice thought they’d
seen it all. In the last decade...
Service Cooperative Is Always Ready
A small corner office in St. Clement’s Catholic
Church on the Venice-Santa Monica border seems like an unlikely site
for...
Architect Named To Replace Loui On City’s Planning Commission
Santa Monica Architect Arlene Hopkins was appointed
to the City’s Planning Commission by the City Council at its June 26
meeting...
Bubba Gump Lease On PRC Agenda Tonight
Topping the “action items” on tonight’s Pier
Restoration Corporation (PRC) board meeting agenda is...
Union, Hotel Sign Collective Bargaining Agreement
Pacific Shores Hotel officials, representatives of
the Hotel Employees, Restaurant Employees Union...
MTA Okays Westside Light Rail, But It Stops Short of Santa Monica
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
board has voted unanimously to develop both...
And Now...Build Your Own Rocket
At 2:30 p.m., Monday, July 16, children will gather
at the Main Public Library...
Liberty Hill Gives $150,000 To Gay, Lesbian Programs
Liberty Hill Foundation’s Lesbian and Gay Fund,
one of only 20 such funds in the country, has announced 15 grants...
Simonson Sets New Kind Of Of Speed Record
W.I. Simonson, longtime Santa Monica Mercedes-Benz
dealer, recently set an off-road speed record...
City Projects To Be Featured On Bus Tour
There is still room for a few more people on the
third annual tour of City projects...
Assistance League Awards Scholarships To Samohi Grads
The Assistance League of Santa Monica presented
Santa Monica High School graduates from low-income homes with...
Hot Ice Cream!
Eiger Ice Cream at 124 South Barrington Place in
Brentwood has been named...
Council Postpones Living Wage Passage, PRC Appointments
At the request of City Council member Ken Genser,
the Santa Monica City Council again postponed the second reading...
Pet Adoption Event Set
Animal Services will hold its “Super Adoption
Event” on Sunday, July 15...
Small Business Center Opens Branch At Santa Monica Airport
The Westside Small Business Development Center (SBDC),
operated by the Valley Economic Development Corporation...
SMC Student Wins Award
Santa Monica College student Paul Dojo was named
winner of the Black Business and Professional Association’s essay
contest...
Misti Kerns Is Named New Head Of S.M. Convention & Visitors Bureau
On July 1, Misti Kerns became Executive Director of
the Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau...
WWI Bomber Flies To Museum of Flying
The Silver Queen, a full-scale replica of the
Vickers Vimy World War I bomber, will land at the Museum of Flying at
Santa Monica Airport...
Mirror Orphan Of the Week
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