THINK TANK: 2004

The courtyard at the center of the new RAND
headquarters on Main Street last week.
photo by Michael Rosenthal
Candidates Backed by Ex-Candidates
Tuesday, August 10, the morning after the deadline for candidates’
filings had passed...
DMV Goes Into High Gear
According to a press release from the California Department of Motor
Vehicles...

Suzanne Verge and her daughter Riley look on as Irma
Caldera and Rita Ruiz sign petitions.
Million Moms Aim to Halt the Assault
The moms are back in town...
Candidates’ Assets Range From 0 toMillions
All of the Santa Monica City Council candidates have filed the
mandatory financial disclosure statements at City Hall...
School Board Rewrites District
Drug Policy
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s (SMMUSD) Board of
Education has rewritten its policy on student drug use...
Film To Be Shot Sunday At Memorial
Early in February, Veterans For Peace began placing crosses on the
Santa Monica Beach every Sunday...

City Sales Tax Revenues Are Up
Santa Monica’s adjusted sales tax receipts for the January-March 2004
time period increased 7.5 percent over...
California Focus: Arnold Keeps Some
Promises, Neglects Others
Almost exactly nine months after he took office last November,
Republicans are set to give California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger...

photo by Michael Rosenthal
Field Trip to Playa Vista
Playa Vista...

Santa Monica/Bay Area AAUW Tech Trek scholarship
recipients get ready for camp, left to right: (Front Row) Rachelle
Oppel, Laura Yoo, Chriszani Balverde, Blanca Montoya; (Back Row) Erica
Antonio; Stephanie Enriquez; Mariana Ibrahin, Khadijah McCaskill and
Jessica Marot.
Middle School Girls Go on Tech
Trek
The Santa Monica/Bay Area Chapter of the American Association of
University Women (AAUW) has awarded scholarships...
City To Award Garden Grants
The City currently imports over 90 percent of its water from Northern
California and the Colorado River (over 400 miles)...
Jr. Blind Wins Website Award
At a recent Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce luncheon...
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