MEETING OF MINDS

Gathering on the beach, just south of the Santa Monica
Pier.
photo by Michael Feinstein

Clergy Stages Lunch-In at
Doubletree Hotel
Diners at the Fourth Street Grille in Santa Monica’s
Doubletree Hotel got more than they ordered for lunch on Tuesday,
April 23...
Fire Does $500,000 Damage To
Firehouse
A fire at Santa Monica’s fire station #2 in the 200
block of Hollister Avenue in Ocean Park Thursday evening, April 18,
caused $500,000 in damage...
Schools Face Major Money Crunch
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board
of Education will begin to wrestle with some tough budget decisions at
its meeting Thursday...
A Clarification
Several readers have told us that they found the site
plan for Santa Monica College’s proposed theater at its Madison campus
which ran in last week’s Mirror misleading...
Community Dialogue
Scheduled For Saturday
A community dialogue focusing on alternatives to
violence and ethnic stereotyping in the wake of the September 11
terrorist attacks...
Racial Profiling is Focus of
All-Day Workshop
Racial profiling and means of dealing with it will be
explored in a day-long workshop to be held Saturday...
Canyon School Holds 108th Annual
Fiesta Sunday
The Canyon Charter School will hold its 108th Annual
Fiesta on Sunday, April 28 ...
Latino Children Vulnerable
To Hepatitis A
According to a study by the UCLA Center for the Study
of Latino Health and Culture...
Big Blue Bus Goes Green
The City of Santa Monica and Big Blue Bus have
announced implementation of the latest effort in the Sustainable City
Program...
Comments On District Strategic
Plan Are Sought
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s
Strategic Plan’s “action groups” will present their plans to the
community for comments on Saturday...
May 2 Is Senior Day On Third Street
Promenade
On Thursday, May 2, the 10th Annual Senior Day will be
held on the Third Street Promenade. Created for adults 50 years and
older...
Planning Board Denies Garage
Appeal
In a 5 to 1 vote, the Santa Monica Planning Commission
approved a new garage and deck at 649 Copeland Court in Ocean Park...
Judge Terry Friedman Is Honored
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry Friedman
was honored Thursday..
Family Law Clerk’s Office Opens
The Los Angeles Superior Court opened the Central
District Family Law Clerk’s Office Monday...
City Rep Participates in D.C.
Early Childhood Forum
Julie Taren, Senior Administrative Analyst/Child Care
Coordinator of the Department of Community and Cultural Services
Department/Human Services Division represented the City of Santa
Monica at the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Early Childhood
Municipal Leadership Academy on April 15 and 16 in Washington, D.C...
Schwarzenegger Pushes
After School Ballot Measure
Surrounded by children, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
announced late last week that he was submitting nearly 750,000
signatures in support of a November ballot measure, the After School
Education and Safety Act...

Leading Activists Leave the
Arena
Longtime community activists Sylvia and David Shnaid
moved to the City of Brea in Orange County in February after three
decades in Santa Monica...
Santa Monica-UCLA Honors Volunteers
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center will honor its more
than 600 active volunteers at a volunteer recognition luncheon...
SMFD DART Program Plays to Capacity
Crowds
Santa Monica Fire Department’s free 8-hour Disaster
Assistance Response Team (DART) training program...

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