Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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CANDY CANE DRIVE: Santa and his public safety helpers (SMPD and SMFD), distributed good cheer all over town, and thousands of candy canes as part of the twenty-first annual "Candy Cane Drive." Photo by Nick Steers, courtesy of the Santa Monica Police Dept....
Santa Monica officials are considering four designs to replace the 1939 era bridge, connecting downtown to the 100 year old pier. Officials regard the current bridge as antiquated, and desperatel in need of replacement. Over the years, a number of designs have been considered. In 1990, the council tabled discussions on it’s replacement, hoping CalTrans would provide the funding. That never materialized. A 2006 proposal to rehabilitate the current bridge said 3667 pedestrians cross the bridge on a busy weekend day. One would expect even b...
A special meeting was held Thursday night at Malibu City Hall, to address the community’s concerns about PCB contamination at Malibu High School. Recently, the faculty, students and their parents learned that soil samples from the school property showed PCB levels some 37 times the level required to trigger Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) involvement. Tonight, a special meeting will be held to discuss that environmental report and ongoing health issues. Speakers at the meeting included - Steve Armann, PCB Program Coordinator, E...
The City of Santa Monica is considering a plan to allow dispensaries as part of a new draft zoning ordinance. So a wave of medical marijuana dispensaries that have opened up throughout Los Angeles in recent years could soon be coming to the Westside. The proposal included in the city’s November Zoning Ordinance Update (PDF) would allow no more than two medical marijuana shops no larger than 2,500 square feet in the city’s Healthcare District south of Wilshire Boulevard, which encompasses the UCLA Medical Center and Saint John’s Health Cente...
For the 23rd year in a row, Santa Monica College is No. 1 in transferring its students to the prestigious University of California. That’s according to the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, which recently released the 2012-13 data for community college students transferring to the University of California and to the California State University systems. The numbers also show that Santa Monica College is tops for the third consecutive year in transferring African American and Latino students to the University of California. In...
A passenger placed a radio on a seat aboard a Beach Cities Transit bus Wednesday in El Segundo, told the driver it was a bomb, and ordered him to drive him to Santa Monica, police said. The man, whose threat resulted in the closure of an El Segundo street for an hour, was arrested. His “bomb” was X-rayed and determined to be a harmless radio, El Segundo police Lt. Jaime Bermudez said. The man boarded the bus at Mariposa Avenue and Main Street at 12:35 p.m. He put the radio down and told the driver somebody had given him a bomb and he wanted to...
The stunning newly opened contempory Tara Gallery on Montana Avenue, had wonderful exhibit this week. Locals, artists and collectors came out to support the evening, which even the cold rain could not put a damper on. Guests mingled and admired the art which showcased the many talents of Iranian artists. There are many exceptional pieces in this exhibition by the 12 featured artists, which reflect the texture of the artists' rich homeland's nature. All pieces are available for purchase and...
Santa Monica High boys basketball has soared to remarkable heights in the long reign of James Hecht as coach. The Vikings reached the championship game of the state tournament at the conclusion of last season, and typical of Hecht’s reign they’ve come back with another highly competitive team despite the graduation of key players. Samohi hosts an annual early season tournament and a measure of the program’s success is the willingness of elite opponents to participate. So it was a strong field...
The Detroit Tigers were mighty good last season except for the fatal flaw of not having a premier closer. It made a lot of sense when they negotiated with free agent Brian Wilson, who earned two championship rings with the San Francisco Giants, then helped the Dodgers last season. But Wilson then informed the Tigers he wasn’t going to join them. A few days later the Dodgers announced they had brought Wilson back with a one-year contract and a player option for 2015. They didn’t reveal a fin...
When the Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns Tuesday at Staples Center Coach Mike D’Antoni began the evening with his ninth different starting lineup in 21 games. The great Laker teams I covered in the past usually had set lineups and set substitution rotations. The players knew their roles. With roles changing game by game the defense suffers. It can take several years for teammates to learn where each other will be. This season the Lakers brought in a batch of good shooters who’d been cut by oth...
Amidst all the early awards hoopla and limited release of some "big" movies, this week I direct your attention to a very special indie film - HOURS. Written and directed by Eric Heisserer, who here makes his directorial debut, HOURS is also one of the final films of Paul Walker and the one of which he was most proud. Close to Walker's heart, his passion and dedication to the story results in a tour de force performance that makes his recent passing all the more poignant, as with HOURS we see the...
