FRESH PERSPECTIVE

Sunday afternoon, September 28.
photo by Chris Zielin

STRIKE!
The rush-hour drive along Lincoln Boulevard is never a
soothing experience...
Conservancy Now Owns Ahmanson
Ranchlands
The State Public Works Board unanimously approved the
purchase of the 2,960-acre Ahmanson Ranch purchase by the Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy last Friday...

Commission Acts to Landmark Niemeyer
House
After nearly six months of talking about making the
Oscar Niemeyer house a landmark, and working with two different owners
to ensure its preservation...
SMC Faculty Sets Out To “86 the
Trustees”
Responding to what it saw as “unnecessary,
debilitating, permanent cuts in classes and the elimination of entire
programs...

SMC President Is Named to
Schwarzenegger’s Transition Team
The local connection to California Governor-elect
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration continued last week...

St. Joseph Center Launches Fund Drive
Over 100 Westside community leaders and activists
gathered at the Skirball Center last Wednesday night to launch a
“Planting Hope...
SM Planning Board Approves Expansion
of Chinois on Main
The Santa Monica Planning Commission gave the final
approvals that will enable legendary restaurateur Wolfgang Puck...
AIDS Walk Los Angeles Is Sunday
Two-time Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis, Emmy
winner Eric McCormack (“Will & Grace”), Emmy and...

SMC To Build New Liberal Arts Complex
The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees voted
unanimously Tuesday, September 2...
Conservancy To Give Guided Landmark
Tour
Santa Monica is rich in landmarks, and the Santa Monica
Conservancy is planning to show some of them off during a guided bus
tour...

architect’s rendering.
Colorado Center Staff Meets With
Residents
Residents were briefed on the plans of the new owners
of MGM Plaza (renamed Colorado Center), Tishman Speyer Properties...
Developer’s Achievements
Chronicled
Prominent Los Angeles developer, the late William H.
Hannon, couldn’t afford the $200 annual tuition at Loyola
University... |