TAKING THE PLUNGE

In the Swim: 44 Years and Counting
To some people, sports heroes are those brawny
collegians – decked out in more padding than a department store
Santa... SMART Asks City To Set
Living Wage
After focusing on municipal election reforms in the
wake of the 2002 battle over the living wage in which it was
alleged... Clinic, First 5 LA Make
Health Care Accessible to Kids
Dr. Susan Fleischman, medical director at the Venice
Family Clinic, urges parents who have recently lost...

Shari Davis, Community for Excellent Public Schools
co-chair; Ralph Mechur, CEPS committee member, and Louise Jaffe,
co-chair, with a copy of the Excellent Public Schools Charter
Amendment which they filed Tuesday afternoon in Santa Monica City
Hall.
photo by David Hume Kennerly
Charter Amendment Would Codify
City Support of Public Schools
Representatives from the Community for Excellent Public
Schools (CEPS) filed a measure Tuesday afternoon with the Santa Monica
City Clerk... Felony
Charges Filed Monday Against Weller
Ten felony charges of vehicular manslaughter with gross
negligence were filed by the District Attorney’s office on Monday,
January 5...

Martin Luther King Celebration Is
Jan. 19
U.S. Appellate Court Judge Dorothy W. Nelson, winner of
the American Bar Association’s award for Outstanding Contribution to
Dispute Resolution... Red Cross
Seeks Blood Donors
Blood donations generally fall during the holidays.
More blood is needed in flu season...
Dragon Herbs Wins Winterlit Display
Contest
Dragon Herbs’ won the First Annual Winterlit Holiday
Window Display Contest... C of C To
Present Study of City Planning
The results of a study commissioned by the Santa Monica
Chamber of Commerce and conducted by a team of USC MBA candidates...
News Analysis: Making News in 2004
Finding and maintaining adequate funding for the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District and its programs will continue
to be the primary issue in Santa Monica...
Coastal Commission Holds
Student Art Contest
The California Coastal Commission is holding a Coastal
Art and Poetry Contest...
Belafonte to Receive MLK Award At Annual King Week SCLC Dinner
Legendary singer/actor and activist Harry Belafonte
will deliver the keynote address and receive the Martin Luther King
National Award... |