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Battle of Lincoln Place Rages On
With the ruthless efficiency of a 6.5 earthquake,
developer Robert Bisno is bringing dow
Bisno’s TransAction Corporation...
Council Dismissal of Olsen Is
Widely Criticized
The rumors that Planning Commissioner Kelly Olsen would
not be reappointed for another term...
Planning Director Responds To
Critics
By any measure, the Santa Monica Planning Commission’s
meeting last Wednesday, July 9, was unusual...
City Council To Consider Election Reform
Measures
Last Tuesday night’s Santa Monica City Council meeting
was long and covered a variety of complex issues...

House at time of landmarking.
photo by Chris Zielin
Landmarks Commission Talks
Trees, Shrimp
In an unusually lengthy meeting, the Landmarks
Commission addressed several unusual issues...
Saint Anne’s Church To Hold Gala July
26
Saint Anne’s Church will hold a benefit dinner show and
dance to celebrate the new Monsignour Cyril J. Wood Conference Center
on Saturday... 2003 Samohi
PTSA Awards Are Announced
Santa Monica High School PTSA
presented Honorary Service Awards (HSA) to seven parents and community
members at its final meeting of the school on June 10...
OPCC Announces Plans to Move Two
Programs
In a change from standard procedure, John Maceri, Executive Director
of OPCC (formerly Ocean Park Community Center)...
District Handling of Tax Exemption
Is Questioned
Stan Epstein, attorney who was a member of the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s (SMMUSD) ad-hoc Parcel Tax
Committee that crafted the June parcel tax measure...
Venice Landlord Has SM Housing
Problem
In a case of what some might call instant karma, Robert Bisno
is having housing problems of his own thanks to a new Santa Monica
ordinance. ironically...

New Roads Student Receives Service
Award
Actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. (center) presented Brandi Erlington of Foshay
Learning Center (left) and Silvia Velasquez (right)... |