BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST


Still under construction, the new RAND headquarters is
the already the largest building in the Civic Center. These photos
were taken Monday afternoon, October 27. (See editorial,
here).
photos by James Allardice
Samohi On-line Grading System
Wins High Marks
Santa Monica High School’s recently inaugurated on-line
grading system can be viewed by parents and students 24 hours a day...
Future Shape of Downtown Is in
Spotlight
The City picked up the pace of its consideration of new
development standards and design guidelines for downtown Santa Monica
this week... SMC Trustees To
Name New Trustee Monday
At its next meeting, Monday, November 3, the Santa
Monica College Board of Trustees will...

Redford to Open New NRDC “Green
Building”
Actor/director and conservationist Robert Redford will
join John Adams, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)...
No More Junk Food?
Over the past two decades, adolescent obesity has
tripled in the United States. Specifically in the Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District (SMMUSD)...
SM Student Shoots Civil War
Documentary
Marymount High School
senior and Santa Monica resident, Catherine Conkle, recently returned
from Carlisle...
Malibu Democrats Schedule Rally Sunday
Exactly one year before the 2004 presidential election,
the Malibu Democratic Club will hold a rally and fundraiser for
Democratic candidates...

Mark Richter: Taking Care of Business
After nearly five years of helping to steer Santa
Monica through times of prosperity and times of turbulence, Mark
Richter is retiring on Thursday...
SMC’s Emeritus College Makes
History
Santa Monica College’s Emeritus College is settling
into its new headquarters in a sleek new four-story office building in
downtown Santa Monica...
Georgian Marks 70th Anniversary with Benefit
The Georgian Hotel, on Ocean Avenue, in Santa Monica
will celebrating its 70th anniversary with a benefit for OPCC...
Vendetta Post Recruits Brit Flame
Artist
Flame Artist Crawford Reilly will join the Vendetta
Post lineup in Santa Monica at the end of this month...
Chamber Sponsors Green Building
Workshop
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce’s Environmental
Committee has organized a Green Building workshop...
Bike Out Schedules Opening Benefit
Bike Out, an Los Angeles organization “that promotes
health and confidence in queer youth and their straight supporters
through challenging mountain biking expeditions and education...
Venice Group Back in Action After DONE
Decision
After months of uncertainty, during which time 10 of
the 21 seats on the Grass Root Venice Neighborhood Council were left
empty... Glover, Lee and Zinn To
Be Honored
The Office of the Americas will honor actor/director
Danny Glover, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and historian Howard Zinn at
its 20th anniversary celebration on Saturday, November 1...
Historian Zinn to Speak In L.A. Sunday
Author of the bestselling A People’s History of the
United States and professor emeritus of political science at Boston
University...
Self-Sufficiency Certificates Awarded to 18
At the City of Santa Monica Housing Authority and St.
Joseph Center’s joint Third Annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony... |