Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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As the holiday season approaches, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM, Inc.) brings the holiday spirit to the downtown district with a series of community events. From the much-anticipated return of Ice at Santa Monica presented by Disney+ and themed skate nights to the delightful Holiday Thursdays and the tree lighting celebration, there's something for everyone to enjoy this season in the heart of Santa Monica. On Thursday, November 21, the community will gather for the Official City of Santa...
Sid Meltzner, born in Lithuania on November 12, 1925, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2024. Sid moved with his mother and older sisters to Chicago in 1929, following his father by two years, and proudly enlisted in the US Army after graduating high school, to fight in the final year of World War II. After the war, Sid completed a bachelor's degree at Illinois Institute of Technology, and then moved to Southern California to pursue a career as a mechanical engineer in the aviation and def...
June 14, 2024 - Santa Monica College has received a legal complaint letter from nonpartisan education organization StandWithUS regarding two class assignments that they call bigoted, harassing, and ultimately illegal. StandWithUs supports Israel and fights antisemitism. The assignments involved are: (1) Professor Elias Serna's Ethnic Studies 1: Introduction to Ethnic Studies in which he asked, "What are your thoughts on the ongoing destruction and genocide by Israel in Palestine? What forms of...
(6.17.24) - editor's note: Marelle restaurant under Culinary Director Raphael Lunetta, is now open at 1740 Ocean Ave. Lunetta also did Santa Monica restaurants JiRaffe and Lunetta. The following is excerpted from their press release: Drawing from (Lunetta's) 35 years of culinary experience and inspirations from classic Coastal California cuisine, his travels from around the world, and the richness of farm-fresh local ingredients. Marelle, which means "Star of the Sea," offers more than just seaf...
This May, the Westside Ballet of Santa Monica not only celebrates its storied 50-year legacy but also showcases the bright future of ballet during its Spring Showcase and Gala. Featuring renowned stars and promising talents, the event highlights the enduring heritage and vibrant future of performing arts in Southern California. The Masters of Movement Spring Showcases, taking place on May 17th and 18th at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, will feature a vibrant mix of classical and contemporary...
SM Budget Tops $750,000,000 Santa Monica lawmakers grappled with a three quarters of a billion dollar annual budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. "On June 27, 2023, the City Council unanimously adopted a balanced biennial budget for FY 2023–25 focused on community priorities of a safe and clean Santa Monica, addressing homelessness, and an equitable and inclusive economic recovery," says the City's website. "Adoption of the Biennial Budget comes as Santa Monica emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Editor's note: This is a response to the SMMUSD's recent appeal for private donations, at https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/03/06/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spansmmusd-school-superintendent-shelton-appeals-to-community-for-donations/8150.html Dear Dr. Shelton and Esteemed Members of the SMMUSD Board of Education, We hope this letter finds you well. We are writing to you not just as concerned parents within the SMMUSD but as active community members deeply invested in the quality and...
Good evening. Thank you for being here with me, the Vice Mayor and City Manager David White for the annual State of the City event. On behalf of myself and my colleagues on the City Council, I want to thank you for your interest in staying informed about what's happening in this community we call home. I also want to thank the members of our Boards and Commissions, many of whom have joined us tonight. A special thank you to the Chairs and Vice Chairs who have joined my Mayor's Cabinet. Your...
(Editor’s note: Gleam Davis is not termed out and could run for one more term). Gleam Davis will term out on the City Council this year. Why are Santa Monica taxpayers paying to send a lame duck Council Member to Vienna, Austria for a week in April for a housing conference? Find out (or not) when the City Council addresses the Budget at its Tuesday, February 27 meeting. ____ Nobody else could go? But the City is already sending Council Member Torosis. Is Caroline’s attendance not adequate? Why...
I am writing in opposition to Item 5G ("Discussion of Potential Resolution for Charter Amendments for Additional Tenant Protections") on the Agenda for the February 13 meeting of the Santa Monica City Council, l and any proposal to adopt by Initiative, Ordinance or otherwise any proposal to condition eviction for nonpayment of rent on the nonpayment of any more than the rent that is past due, which in the case of a month-to-month tenancy would ordinarily be one month's rent. This proposal is unc...
A student at Santa Monica High School was injured in a fight Friday afternoon, caused authorities to transport one student to the hospital by ambulance. It was not immediately clear what the circumstances were, as this is breaking news....
Image 1) Left Joshua Curtis from the Rio Hondo Prep High School football team chases after Griffin Seals from Santa Monica High School as Seals carries the football down the field at Santa Monica High School on Friday November 25th 2023 when SAMO hosted RIO in the division 9 CIF Southern Section football finals and lost 29-27. Image 2) Left Griffin Seals from the Santa Monica High School is grabbed by Tyler Dang from Rio Hondo Prep High School after Seals caught the football after it was passed...
Img 1) Left Elijah Wilson from the St. Monica Prep High School football team runs the football down the field past Ricardo Reta from the Santa Ana Valley on his way to scoring one of the four touchdowns St. Monica scored against Santa Ana Valley at Santa Monica College the home field on St. Monica's on Friday November 3rd 2023 when St. Monica's hosted Santa Ana Valley in the division 13 southern section playoffs in which St. Monica won 27-0 to advance to the second round. Img2)Left Ricardo Reta...
image 01)Caden McCallum from the Santa Monica High School varsity football team runs down the field with the football at Santa Monica High School on Friday October 27th 2023 as Santa Monica hosted Culver City in a bay league football game and lost 27-26 to end the season at 1 win and 4 losses in conference and 6-4 overall. Image 02)Left Pierce Reynoso from the Culver CIty High School varsity football team eludes the diving tackle attempt of Samuel Reynoso from Santa Monica High School at Santa...
Img 1)Anthony Mason from the St. Monica Prep High School varsity football team catches the football as it was thrown to him by his quarterback at Santa Monica College the home field for St. Monica on Friday October 13th 2023 as St. Monica hosted Salesian High in a Camino Real league football game and lost 50-27 dropping their record to 2-2 in league play and 6-2 overall. Img2) Left Anthony Mason from the St. Monica Prep High School varsity football team gets face-masked by Juan Arechiga from...
img 1) Center Elijah Wilson from the St. Monica High School varsity football team carries the football down the field while be chased by several members of the Verbum Dei Jesuit football team at Santa Monica College the homefield of the St. Monica's football team on Friday October 6th 2023 as St. Monica hosted Verbum in a Camino Real league football game and won 50-0 to improve their record to 2-1 in league play and 6-1 overall. Img2) left Elijah Wilson from the St. Monica High School varsity...
1) Left Palos Verdes High School quarterback Ryan Rakowski scrambles behind the line of scrimmage as Amir Jahromi from Santa Monica High School chases after Rakowski at Santa Monica High School on Friday September 29th 2023 as SAMOHI hosted PV in the Bay league opener and lost 27-0 dropping SAMOHI's record on the year to 0-1 in league and 5-1 overall. 2)Charles Cravings from the Santa Monica High School varsity football team carries the football down the field at Santa Monica High School on...
IMG 1)Center Isabella Sanchez from the Santa Monica High School girls flag football team carries the football down the field in front of a Torrance High School defender during game 1 of the double header between the two schools at Santa Monica High School on Thursday September 21 2024. The schools split the games where Torrance won game 1 6-0 and Samohi won game 2 13-6. With the win Samo's record moves to 6 wins and 2 losses. IMG 2) Left Isabella Sanchez from the Santa Monica High School girls...
IMG 1) Center Elijah Wilson from the St. Monica boys' varsity football team runs down the field with the football while being chased by left Julian Dave and right Jonah Perez from Bishop Montgomery at Santa Monica College the home field from St. Monica on Friday September 15th 2023 as St. Monica hosted Bishop Montgomery in a Camino Real league football game and lost 41-34 dropping their record to 0-1 in league play and 4-1 overall. IMG2) Left Joshua Barnes from St. Monica boys' varsity football...
Carole Currey, 87, died peacefully at her Santa Monica home on July 30, 2023, surrounded by family. She succumbed to non-smoker's lung cancer. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Carole Ingeborg Lundgren was born on March 24, 1936, the daughter of Svea and David Lundgren, and grew up with her sister, Luelle Lundgren Peavey. She received her bachelor's degree in art and French from Northwestern University, studying at the Sorbonne, Paris for a year. She earned her master's in teaching English from...
Marguerite drew her final breath just less than a year after her husband Jim drew his. She is survived by her children Janis Holt, Ken Downing and Pamela Noel Hughes, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Marguerite grew up in Mentone, California. She attended the University of Redlands before transferring to the University of California at Santa Barbara where she met Jim, who sold her a pair of shoes and didn't let her walk away. They were married for 72 years. Marguerite earned...
September 5, 2023 - Students from Santa Monica High School have informed the Observer that students were sent home from the school this morning due to a power outage. School was not in session yesterday because of the Labor Day holiday, but students were sent an email informing them that school would be closed. There is apparently a problem with the fuses at Samohi....
Dear Editor, Around July 3, the City Attorney's office issued a biased and distorted press release with claims claims which were just lot of malarkey, driven by the malicious aim to sully my reputation, conceal mismanagement within the City, and shamelessly endorse the City Attorney and a law firm. This deceitful maneuver is intended to shift the focus of the public away from the City's misconducts, which has led to a surge in drug usage in parks and other public areas, a rise in criminal...
My open letter to SM City Council and School Board on the quarter billion $+ plan to acquire the Civic Auditorium: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education, Santa Monica City Council, Mayor Gleam Davis Dear Members of the SMMUSD Board of Education, City Council, and Mayor Gleam Davis, I am writing to you as a concerned citizen of Santa Monica and a parent of two school children in the SMMUSD. The proposed plan to purchase and repurpose the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is...
In June 2023, seven Santa Monica teenagers will be recognized with the highest rank one can earn in the Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts of America). The seven Scouts are Isaiah Armour, Jacques Winn Barnett, Oliver Berger, Jacob Grossman, Anthony Joseph (AJ) Matise, Isaac Rockwell, and Kyle Spiteri. Rockwell and Barnett are graduating from Santa Monica High School, Spiteri is a junior. Grossman is a sophomore in Santa Monica High’s Project-Based Learning (PBL) Pathway. Matise and Armour are g...
