Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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In a city known for being very bike friendly, there seems to be plenty of support in Santa Monica for a city-wide bike share program that is designed for residents to take short bike rides or to bridge the gaps in the transit system. West Hollywood resident Israel Garabino usually rides his bike from his home to his job in Santa Monica, and so for him a bike share program in the city makes perfect sense. "The weather's perfect for it. The people are ready, in terms of drivers respecting...
Join Santa Monica’s Police Chief, Fire Chief, and the Chamber of Commerce in a rewarding and vital community event. Over 200 volunteers will be assigned to teams that will cover every street, alley and park to enumerate homeless individuals. This annual count not only informs our homeless strategy but is a great way to be a part of the solution to address homelessness. Security will be provided and all volunteers will receive training! To learn more about the City’s Homeless Count and efforts to address homelessness in Santa Monica, visit our...
It was emotional night at the SMMUSD school board meeting Thursday, as three departing school board members said goodbye and shared memories of their tenure on the board. The exiting members, Nimish Patel, Ralph Mechur and Ben Allen were presented with plaques for their service. In attendance were Craig Foster and Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, who will be assuming responsibility of Mechur and Patel's seats. Allen's seat will be filled via an appointment process that will take place later in the...
Bike-Pedestrian Safety Enforcement The Santa Monica Police Department conducted a Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation on Monday, November 24, 2014. It focused enforcement on primary collision factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. "The department has mapped out locations over the past five years where pedestrian and bike collisions are prevalent, along with the violations that led to those collisions," police said. "Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas...
A Japanese firm said it will go ahead with plans to build light-rail cars in Los Angeles County, a month after threatening to pull out when talks with organized labor groups stalled, transportation officials announced. The county Metropolitan Transportation Authority said at least 150 jobs will be created when Kinkisharyo International of Osaka retrofits an existing manufacturing facility in Palmdale. The company will also recognize a labor union if a majority of employees request one, the Los Angeles Times reported (http://lat.ms/1zuMlRm )...
The Santa Monica Public Library welcomes artist Yulya Dukhovny for a miniature theater production for the entire family of Star in a Glass Jar on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room at 601 Santa Monica Boulevard. Star in a Glass Jar is the incredible adventure of one child's letter with no address that finds its way to the other side of the world. There, in a small village, may live someone willing and ready to help. Duknovny's paper theater production...
The Verdi Chorus triumphed in their presentation of their fall concerts titled “Distant Lands” this past weekend at the acoustically-sound First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica. The chorus is one of the jewels of the Los Angeles opera scene and showed the audience why as they presented two flawless performances. The concerts honored Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s retirement after 40 years of service to Southern California. Musical director/conductor Anne Marie Ketchum had Yaroslavsky, a big lover and supporter of opera, take the stage...
The Goodman Theatre’s world premiere production of Rebecca Gilman’s “Luna Gale,” directed by Robert Falls, opens Tuesday, December 2 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. The production continues through December 21, 2014. The cast, who originated their roles in Chicago, includes Jordan Baker, Reyna de Courcy, Melissa DuPrey, Mary Beth Fisher, Erik Hellman, Colin Sphar and Richard Thieriot. Gilman, whose “work reaches the heart and head with equal force,” according to Time magazine, explores with profound hu...
WHAT: On Black Friday, November 28, retailers at Santa Monica Place will welcome holiday shoppers to store specials and customer perks. While taking advantage of Black Friday deals, shoppers can also enjoy the Center’s amenities such as: Same Day Delivery, Gift Cards, Restaurant Menus and Reservations, Package Carry-Out, Transportation Assistance and more. Valet parking (located on 2nd Street between Colorado Ave. and Broadway) will be available for a flat fee of $12. A portion of the proceeds for the day will benefit Mattel Children’s Hos...
The Santa Monica College Musical Theatre Workshop class will present “HIPPIE HOLIDAYS” Dec. 19-21. The production kicks off the final pre-holiday weekend by looking at a selection of musicals – both conventional and unconventional – from the past 70 years. The workshop, a coproduction of the SMC Theatre Arts and Music departments, is directed by SMC theatre arts professor Janie Jones, with music direction by SMC adjunct music instructor Karen Benjamin. Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20...
I'm old enough to remember Red Sanders' impact when he coached football at UCLA. And the dynasties of John McKay and Pete Carroll at USC, among others. In this city with a remarkable cross-town rivalry the school with the more prominent coach often prevails. That coach currently is Jim Mora at UCLA. Mora has coached UCLA for three years and the Bruins, who couldn't beat the Trojans for a decade, have won the last three meetings. The latest was the Bruins' convincing 38-20 victory over the...
UCLA has begun its 2014-15 basketball season by winning its first three games. The first two are officially exhibition games. The Bruins defeated Montana State, 113-78 and Coastal Carolina, 84-71. They began the regular season by defeating Nicholls State, 107-74. Point guard Bryce Alford, son of Coach Steve Alford, scored 28 points and had 13 assists. Freshman Kevin Looney has had double figure scoring and rebounding in two of the games. Coach Alford, in his second season at UCLA, has asked his team to play at a fast pace. Connecticut is the...
The magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez was the inspiration for LA Opera's current production, Florencia en el Amazonas, which plays through December 20. Its creative team consisting of composer Daniel Catán, librettist Marcela Fuentes-Berain. and director Francesca Zambello travelled to Colombia to visit Gabriel García Márquez with the intention of putting together a new opera inspired by his works. He helped the team create a story which became the basis for the libretto created by his s...
As has become crystal clear over the past several years, DreamWorks Animation more than gives Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar a run for their money when it comes to animated features. With it's own distinctive styling of rich, vibrant colors like those seen in "The Croods" or "Turbo", character and background design are drawn with a slightly skewed shaping and outlining that have a touchstone quality to Saturday morning cartoons, while action and adventure is non-stop, high octane, high...
Santa Monica College student film Solidarity won the “Prix Interculturel Special Mention” for Best Film Fostering Intercultural Dialogue at the 2014 FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH in Germany, held from November 16-22. SMC was the only film school from the United States to receive an award at the festival, one of the most respected student film festivals worldwide. The other two film schools invited this year were UCLA and Chapman University. “I am very proud of Dustin [Brown] and of SMC’s film program because we are a high-quality, low-cost alternative...
