A FORMIDABLE MAN

Self-portrait, Stanton Macdonald –Wright (ca. 1910), oil on canvas, courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (See story on
Life & Arts page).

Gehry meets with environmentalists at his office.
Photo by Bruce Robertson, Ballona Valley Preservation League.
Gehry Enters Fray Over Ballona Wetlands, Meets With Playa Vista Project Opponents
Internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry
recently joined the cast of celebrities, from Howard Hughes to Steven
Spielberg...
Superintendent Quizzes Board As Planning Sessions Get Underway
Members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School
District’s (SMMUSD) School Board attended two versions of a
strategic planning workshop...
Interfaith Mass and March In Support Of Living Wage Is Held At St. Anne’s
Last Thursday night, mariachi music was drowned out
by chants of “sí se puede” as supporters of Santa Monica’s new
living wage law marched...
City Council Passes Emergency Campaign Disclosure Ordinance
The Santa Monica City Council approved an emergency
campaign disclosure ordinance last Tuesday by a vote of 5 to 2...
Trader Joe Plans New Store In Goodyear Building On Wilshire
Trader Joe’s, which opened a store on Pico
Boulevard several years ago, is now proposing to open a second Santa
Monica store at 1200 Wilshire Boulevard...
Construction Alters Big Blue Bus Routes In Downtown
S.M.
Construction of the new downtown transit mall has
forced the Big Blue Bus to reroute some of its lines in and out of
downtown Santa Monica...
Mayor and DeSantis Will Debate VERITAS
Mayor Michael Feinstein and Paul DeSantis,
co-author of the proposed charter amendment, VERITAS, will meet each
other...
S.M.P.D. Schedules National Night Out Anti-Crime March
The Santa Monica Police Department’s 2001
celebration of the National Night Out Against Crime will take place on
Tuesday, August 7...
Chamber Members Honored At Breakfast
On Tuesday, July 10, the Santa Monica Chamber of
Commerce recognized some “outstanding members” at an awards
breakfast...
Canyon and Palisades Groups Urge Approval of Beach Path Extension
The boards of both the Santa Monica Canyon Civic
Association and the Pacific Palisades Community Council are pushing
for the construction of the last leg of the beach bike path...
Brady Assumes State PTA Post
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board
member Pam Brady has been elected Vice President for Education of the
California State PTA...
College Schedules Madison Meeting
Santa Monica College officials have scheduled a
community meeting at the Madison campus on Wednesday, August 8...
First S.M. KidsDay Will Take Place On Sunday, August 5
Santa Monica will mark the first annual National
KidsDay at Memorial Park, at the corner of Olympic Boulevard and 14th
Street...
ADA Anniversary is Celebrated With Call For Continued Vigilence
Eve Hill, Executive Director of the Western Law
Center for Disability Rights, was the keynote speaker at a celebration...
Green Leaders Announce Formation Of National Party Here On Monday
Santa Monica Mayor Michael Feinstein and other
Green Party leaders announced the formation of the Green Party of the
United States...
Sunrise Rotary Names New Officers
The Rotary Club of Los Angeles Westside Sunrise has
installed Lori Donahoo, a Westchester real estate sales person, as
president for 2001-2002...
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