Independent Spirit…Cuffed
It was like a scene out of the movies — men in black
handcuffing a skater, and it took place last Saturday at the
Independent Spirit Awards on the Santa Monica beach (See story,
Life &
Arts page). photo by Chris Zielin
Architects To Show New Library
Plans To Board
Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners (MRY) will
present their latest plans for the new Main Library to the Santa
Monica Library Board at its meeting on Thursday...
Westside Intermodal
Transit Forum Is Scheduled
The Mar Vista Community Council has scheduled an Intermodal
Transit Forum on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the Mar Vista Park
Recreation Center Auditorium...
City Council Breaks Its Own
Record
Veteran City Council watchers were stunned when the
Santa Monica City Council adjourned Tuesday night a few minutes before
9 p.m...
Unfinished Business: SMMUSD Prop X
Construction Projects
Though some Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
(SMMUSD) Proposition X projects have been completed, others are behind
schedule, and have, in some cases been dragging on for years...
Protest Staged At School District
HQ
A crowd of about a hundred people gathered at the Santa
Monica-Malibu School District administrative headquarters in Santa
Monica last Wednesday...
Local Students Shine in Three
Academic Contests
Seeming to fulfill Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School
District (SMMUSD) superintendent John Deasy’s expectation that “all
children can and will achieve at extraordinarily high levels...”
Volunteers Needed for Radiothon
Radio La Nueva’s “El Cucuy de la Mañana” (mornings at
101.9 FM) will host a 56-plus hour radiothon, “Radioton por
Esperanza,” to benefit Padres Contra El Cáncer (Parents Against
Cancer)...
Water Board Monitors Pesticide
Use
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will
invest nearly $2.6 million in an aquatic pesticide-monitoring program
and an exploration of less toxic alternatives to the use of aquatic
pesticides...
Samohi Students
Participate in Weekend Anti-Hate Retreat
A group of Santa Monica High School students recently
spent a weekend at a retreat near Crestline taking part in an
anti-bias, anti-hate program...
Malibu Gets $2 Million For
Surfrider Clean-Up
The city of Malibu has been awarded a $2 million grant
to clean up its legendary Surfrider Beach...
Santa Monica Sets Emergency
Preparedness Day
Santa Monica will hold a “Community Emergency
Preparedness Day” on Tuesday, April 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at
the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium...
PLEASE HELP!
Our white rabbit with black spots, Bumbles, is lost...
$4.3 Million Earmarked For
Community Groups
The California Children and Families Commission has
announced the availability of over $4.3 million in funding for
non-profit community-based organizations in the Los Angeles area...
Arts Commission Sides With
Henna Artists
At its March meeting, the City of Santa Monica Arts
Commission approved an addition to the Civic Center Specific Plan’s (CCSP)
mission statement and a symposium on City artist live/work spaces...
City Hosts Annual Boards And
Commissions Meeting
The City of Santa Monica played host to all of its
boards and commissions members at its annual dinner Tuesday, March 12,
at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium...
Hotel Problems Taken To School
Board
Following a rally outside the Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District headquarters (see related story, Top Stories page)
by about 100 demonstrators...
St. Vincent de Paul Needs Household
Items
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the
unsteady economy that followed has negatively affected the Society of
St. Vincent de Paul...
OPCC Honors Volunteer
Professionals
This year’s honorees at Ocean Park Community Center’s
annual Triumph of the Spirit Awards, held on March 10...
Crime Report for Week Ending March 25
Two men were shot on the evening of March 19 on the
1800 block of 21st Street...
Rowe Is Given Soroptimist Award
On March 20 the Los Angeles West/Santa Monica Soroptimist
honored Dr. Karen Rowe with the Women Helping Women Award...
County Offers Free Information On
Lead Poisoning
As part of national Public Health Week, the Los Angeles
County’s West Service Planning Area is offering free health
information about childhood lead poisoning issues...
Red Cross Hosts Super CPR Event
The American Red Cross of Santa Monica will host its
fifth annual Super CPR Saturday on April 6 at the Ken Edwards
Center...
Sunsets Will Be Later This Spring
With the arrival of Daylight-Savings Time at 2 a.m.,
Sunday, April 7, The sun will set later and days will be longer.
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