WE SHALL OVERCOME

Rev. William H. Knight led the community in a
rendition of the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" at the
Westside Coalitionss Martin Luther King Day celebration on January 17
at First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica. (See related story,
here)
Photo by Margaret Molloy

Firehouse on Second Street.
Looking for Santa Monica: Now and Then
The City of Santa Monica is asking residents to take a
hike...
Counter-Inaugural Rally Will Be Held In L.A. Thursday
On Thursday, January 20, George W. Bush will be
inaugurated as President in Washington, D.C., and counter-inaugural
rallies... The Selling of Santa
Monica
The City has invested much time and money in promoting
Santa Monica overseas... Budget
Time In City Hall
Santa Monica’s City Manager Susan McCarthy opened last
Tuesday’s City Council discussion of the City’s 2005-2006 budget by
noting... UCLA To Hold Land Use
Law and Planning Confab
UCLA Extension will hold its 19th annual “Land Use Law
and Planning Conference...
Samohi Student Creates Unique New
Foundation
Last summer, Jason Silver, a junior at Santa Monica
High School, wondered... Dogs
May Finally Have Their Day…at the Beach
At last week’s City Council meeting, Santa Monica’s
Unleash the Beach group scored one for the dogs...

Thom Mayne
UCLA’s “L.A. Now” Project Wins Major Design Award
The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design
has been awarded the 2005 Progressive Architecture Award (P/A) by
Architecture magazine... Yale
St. Residents Petition To Save Trees
At last week’s meeting, the Santa Monica City Council
approved an item on the consent calendar that apparently ended...
Scholarships Are Awarded
The Blanche N. Carter Scholarship Committee of Calvary
Baptist Church of Santa Monica awarded its 2005 scholarships...
Addition & Apology
Santa Monica resident Robert Benedetti was kind enough
to send us several terrific photos of Santa Monica firelighters
battling a blaze...

Rosendahl Unveils Plan to Combat
Gridlock
Vowing to end gridlock on the Westside if he is
elected, L.A. City Council candidate Bill Rosendahl unveiled a lengthy
and detailed plan...
Eric Garcetti Endorses Rosendahl
Los Angeles City Council member Eric Garcetti became the ninth of the
15 Council members to endorse Bill Rosendahl...
Shape the Future 2025: Community
Workshop Is Saturday
The community’s revision of the land use and
circulation elements of the Santa Monica General Plan...
First to Worst Film Wins Golden Eagle
First to Worst, a PBS documentary that chronicles the
rise and fall of California's public school system...
L.A. Council Candidates Appear in
Forums
Flora Gil Krisiloff, Angela
Reddock and Bill Rosendahl, the three candidates for the Los Angeles
City Council District...
Hayden to Announce Formation of New Group, Progressive Democrats of
America, Next Wed.
Former State Senator Tom Hayden will announce the
formation of the Progressive Democrats of America... |