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Articles from the March 23, 2015 edition


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  • Council Revises Lease Terms for Airport Tenants

    Mar 23, 2015

    In the wake of actor Harrison Ford’s crash landing near Santa Monica Airport this month, the Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday established new leasing policies for tenants of its embattled airport, but declined to discuss exhaust limits that were recommended for jet aircraft. Santa Monica City Council revises leasing policy for tenants of the city’s embattled airport Several major tenants at Santa Monica Airport will get 3-year leases, while many to get month-to-month terms More than 100 members of the public comment on the airport’s futur...

  • California Ramp to be Closed for 13 Months Begining April 20

    Mar 23, 2015

    In a region known for romanticizing its roads, the California Incline in Santa Monica has long been a beloved landmark. The road, which connects the beach with the bluffs, affords spectacular coastal views that have made it a subject of postcards and tourist photos for more than a century. The ramp has remained a constant in the beachside city from the days of horse-drawn buggies. But time has taken its toll. Now, after years of delays, the incline is finally about to get a $20-million...

  • Pet Ban Finalized

    Alyssa Ganezer|Mar 23, 2015

    On Tuesday, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved a ban on anyone bringing any reptile, bird, or non-human primate into any city park. Though the Council alleged this ordinance was directed toward the handful of opportunists on the Pier who offer tourists a photo with their snakes and birds, the new law will affect every owner of a reptile or bird in the city of Santa Monica - probably several thousand citizens. It will also prevent veterinarians at the VCA facility near Douglas...

  • Samohi and Olympic High School Begin PCB Sampling in Advance of Modernization Projects

    Mar 23, 2015

    Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has announced plans for sampling of building materials for PCBs at the technology building at Samohi, prior to planned demolition, and in all four buildings at Olympic High School, prior to planned renovation. Sampling will take place over spring break starting Monday, March 30 and will conclude by Friday, April 10. Building materials sampling will be conducted under controlled conditions, and in general accordance with applicable sections of SMMUSD's...

  • Local News Briefs

    Mar 23, 2015

    SMMUSD On Spring Break Santa Monica Malibu School District began it’s 2015 two week spring break on Friday, March 27, 2015. For two weeks, 9,122 students will have not a care in the world, as they travel with their parents, play video games, go to the beach, or really do anything that isn’t school. This year, the semester is over in May. Students return on April 6, 2015. Public Input Sought on Concept Design for Reed Park Improvements Community members are invited to participate in the second workshop on improvements to the 1-acre lawn at Ree...

  • Disease and Freeways Drive Genetic Change in L.A. Bobcats

    Mar 23, 2015

    A recent study documents that freeways, urbanization and a disease outbreak have led to significant genetic differentiation among bobcats in and around Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, but that natural selection is helping to reduce potential negative effects. Researchers from UCLA and the National Park Service collaborated on the peer-reviewed article, recently published in the journal Evolutionary Applications. The study shows that even for wide-ranging species such as...

  • Champion Giants Struggle In Spring Training

    Mitch Chortkoff, Sports Editor|Mar 23, 2015

    How important are the results in spring training? The popular belief is the results aren't very important since minor leaguers often replace major leaguers in the latter innings of most spring training games. But there's an important test case coming up. You see, the World Series champion San Francisco Giants have been awful this spring in Arizona. They've lost constantly and their championship roster has changed a lot, first with the departure of third baseman Pablo Sandoval through free...

  • Santa Monica and Culver City Collaborate for the Upcoming Westside Regional Repair Café!

    What do you do with a dress that has a tear? With a toaster that no longer works? Or, a knife that has lost its sharp edge? Toss it? No way! The Cities of Culver City and Santa Monica, in collaboration with Transition Culver City and Our Time Bank have organized the first Westside Regional Repair Café on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from noon – 4 pm at the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA. A Repair Café is a free event. Volunteer "fixers" are available to help repair...

  • SMC Presents Four Spring Concerts In April

    The Santa Monica College Music Department is pleased to present four spring concerts in April in The Broad Stage or The Edye at the SMC Performing Arts Center (Santa Monica Boulevard at 11th Street, Santa Monica). The concerts include a fundraiser to support the SMC Applied Music Program. The April music events are: • Friday, Apr. 10 at 7 & 9 p.m. in The Edye: Spring Jazz Concerts: Louis Van Taylor Sextet. Talented ensemble featuring George Bohanon and Munyungo Jackson pays tribute to the music of Cedar Walton, Horace Silver, and Gerald W...

  • Telescope Viewing in April

    The Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium invites you to enjoy an evening telescope-observing session with a focus on the crescent Moon and peeks at Venus and Jupiter. The planetarium’s April schedule also offers two opportunities to find out about Charles Messier and his remarkable catalog of “annoying” objects in the night sky, as well as a firsthand report of our planetarium director’s “Messier Marathon” attempt. The telescope viewing session and the two feature shows – as well as our popular Night Sky Show – will be held on Frid...

  • Art Exhibit at Santa Monica Mountains Visitor Center

    Visitors are invited to enjoy original work by local artists at the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains & Seashore Art Exhibit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 29 at the Santa Monica Mountains Interagency Visitor Center on the grounds of King Gillette Ranch, 26876 Mulholland Hwy. The free event, co-sponsored by Allied Artists, the National Park Service and Western National Parks Association, features paintings of the Santa Monica Mountains and seashore venues. Portions of sales at...

  • WAKE UP WITH THE WAVES returns to the PIER

    Now in its 9th year, the acclaimed children’s concert series returns to the Pier on Saturday mornings. Starting March 28 through May 16, children 1-8 and their parents can enjoy free interactive concerts and activities including singing, dancing and movement, puppets, talent shows, dress-up, face-painting, prizes and bubbles! Veteran producer KC Mancebo of Clamorhouse Kids is teaming up the energetic Greg and Sienna Markles of Small Fry Entertainment to bring an amazing line-up of children’s entertainers. “It’s Saturday morning, you look at...

  • SUSHI ROKU

    Mona Day|Mar 23, 2015

    Sushi Roku opened its first location as a sushi lounge in Hollywood in 1997 and has since expanded to Santa Monica, Pasadena, and beyond California to Scottsdale, Arizona, and Las Vegas. As the Santa Monica restaurant turns 16 in November, we thought it a good time to re-visit. We chatted with Tom Cardenas, IDG, the parent company's VP of Operations and Chef Hiroshi Shima, Corporate Executive Chef of Sushi Roku and Katana. O: Is there much difference in the menus of your different locations? SR:...

  • MOVIE REVIEW: DANNY COLLINS

    debbie lynn elias|Mar 23, 2015

    I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or Al Pacino us just getting better, but between his recent tour de force in "The Humbling" and now DANNY COLLINS, I have fallen in love with him as an actor. The nuance that he brings is electrifying and emotionally enticing and fulfilling and never moreso than as DANNY COLLINS. Written and directed by Dan Fogelman, DANNY COLLINS is, as the screen credits playfully note, "Kind of based on a true story a little bit." That true story is a real...

  • EVENTS CALENDAR

    Roga at the Pier February 21 - March 28 Saturday, 8am Run, 9am Yoga Need a little help getting back in shape this Spring? ROGA is back! FREE Run + Yoga class on Saturday mornings with the best views in town. You can join either class or both, in an inclusive no-judgment environment with some of Santa Monica’s best instructors. West end of the Santa Monica Pier Admission: Free (310) 458-8901 Next to Normal March 7 - April 4 Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm Next to Normal tells the story of a mother, Diane Goodman, who struggles w...

  • Lawsuit Puts Spin On Free Agency For College Players

    George Laase, Special to the Observer|Mar 23, 2015

    Back in 1994, CBS Sports bought the rights to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament with an eight-year contract averaging $215 million annually. This month, a single, 30-second TV ad airing during the men’s Final Four will cost the advertiser around $1.5 million. The prospect of selling future advertising during the College Football Playoffs is seen as being so lucrative that ESPN bid more than $5.5 billion over the next 12 years for the rights. As the NCAA coffers continue to balloon, lawsuits are piling up calling for it to share its bil...

  • Clippers To Play Exhibition Games In China

    Mar 23, 2015

    The National Basketball Association announces that NBA Global Games China 2015 will feature two preseason games between the Charlotte Hornets and the Los Angeles Clippers in October. The Clippers and Hornets will play the NBA’s first game ever in Shenzhen when they meet on Oct. 11 at the Shenzhen Universiade Center, followed by a rematch in Shanghai on Oct. 14 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The NBA in 2004 became the first American professional sports league to compete in China, with two exhibition games between the Houston Rockets and the S...