HOLIDAYS SEIZE CITY

Santa Claus is welcomed to town.
Photo by Margaret Molloy
Santa Surfs In, Santa
Monica Lights Up
Santa Claus surfed into Santa Monica with his lady
elves from the North Pole on Monday... City Introduces Tools For Gen’l
Plan Update
On Saturday, November 20, the Santa Monica Planning
Commission reviewed some of the tools that the City will use to update
the Land Use... 
The Creative
Merry-go-Round Behind Cavalia
Ever since Cavalia invited the world into its tent,
audiences have fallen under its spell...
Council Extends Promenade Ban
On Rollerblading
Santa Monica’s City Council once again said “no” last
Tuesday to lifting the ban on rollerblading... World AIDS Day
Marked By L.A. Balloon Launch
Hundreds of Angelenos, members of the AIDS/HIV
community and public health officials observed World AIDS Day...

Santa Monica Still On Track For Light Rail
Santa Monica is still on track for a light rail system
that will connect it to downtown Los Angeles...
Main Street Holiday Celebration
Underway
Designed expressly for Main Street merchants by area
resident Esquire Jauchem, the unique holiday starfish lights are on
display... Palisades Honors
Two of Its Own
At the November 18 meeting of the Pacific Palisades
Community Council board, the Community Service Award committee
announced that... Traffic
Circulation Near Edison Is Discussed
City officials held a community workshop last Tuesday
to discuss changes in traffic patterns in the area of Edison
Elementary School...
SMC’s Prop S Campaign Cost $223,000
The “yes” on Proposition S campaign was financed by the
Committee for Safety and Modernization at Santa Monica College
(SMC)... 
AP Exam Scores, AP Class Grades At Odds
Data collected from the district, and compiled by The Samohi
shows inconsistency between 2003- 2004 Advanced Placement (AP) Exam
scores...

Main Street |

Georgina Ave. |
Resident Saves Palm Tree
The 50-foot date palm that for decades swayed above
Trolley Way (now Neilson Way) has put down roots in a new
neighborhood...
Ashland Walk Workshop Is Sat.
City staff and consultants from Meléndrez Design
Partners will begin designing the latest in a series of
water-efficient demonstration gardens at Ashland Walk...
Euclid Park Meeting Is Dec. 5
The City of Santa Monica's Community & Cultural
Services Department will host a second community design workshop...
Westside Food Bank Holds Holiday Food Drive
The Westside Food Bank has begun its annual Holiday
Food Drive to combat hunger in the neighborhoods it serves... |