Whither…rain
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000005733 StartFragment:0000002294 EndFragment:0000005697 By Ava Tramer Beaches Rainy Highs: 62-63; Lows: 48-52 Inland Wet and windy Highs: 59-61; Lows: 42-45 Deserts Partly cloudy with showers Highs: 62-65; Lows: 47-50 And Santa Monica… Ladies and gentlemen, over the past few years, I hope I have proven myself trustworthy to you, because to believe the following weather report, you’ll need to feel a deep bond... Read More
Stop This Boondoggle, Before It Stops Us!
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000182 EndHTML:0000007995 StartFragment:0000002374 EndFragment:0000007959 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/peggyclifford/Documents/CAPPING%20the%201p Item 1-Q on the Consent Calendar on the Tuesday night Council meeting agenda (see story below) is further proof that City Hall believes it can do anything it can think of. This time out, the staff wants the Council to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a “phased” contract... Read More
SM Red Cross Assists Haiti Relief Effort
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000005487 StartFragment:0000002296 EndFragment:0000005451 The American Red Cross of Santa Monica is accepting donations for Haiti earthquake relief at the chapter at 1450 Broadway in Santa Monica during weekday business hours and on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. All money collected will go to the Red Cross effort for Haitian earthquake relief. Checks and money orders should be made out to American... Read More
Council to Hold Special Meeting
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000175 EndHTML:0000004932 StartFragment:0000002365 EndFragment:0000004896 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/peggyclifford/Documents/City%20Hprd A special City Council meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday. January 19. Most of the items that were originally scheduled to be heard at this week’s meeting, which was cancelled due to lack of a quorum, will be heard at the January 19 meeting – with a notable exception, The staff’s recommendation... Read More
People Must Prevail
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000191 EndHTML:0000007816 StartFragment:0000002383 EndFragment:0000007780 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/peggyclifford/Documents/Prople%20Must%20Prevail.doc By Susan Hartley A very good question raised at this important forum by LA City officials and residents: Why do most of the aircraft using SM Airport fly over LA and not SM? Why doesn’t SM Airport use the skies above SM? Given the placement of SM Airport next to LA on the east end, arriving... Read More
Tonight’s Council Meeting Cancelled
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000002665 StartFragment:0000002293 EndFragment:0000002629 According to a note on the City website, tonight’s City Council meeting has been cancelled due to “lack of a quorum.” It has “tentatively” been rescheduled for next Tuesday. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tonight’s Council Meeting Cancelled", url: "http://www.santamonicadispatch.com/2010/01/tonight%e2%80%99s-council-meeting-cancelled/" }); Read More
The Science of Santa Monica Airport
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000007204 StartFragment:0000002295 EndFragment:0000007168 Air Pollution to Be Focus of January 11th Community Forum A New UCLA Study Increases Community Concerns Regarding Health Risks from Toxic Jet Exhaust The forum will take place Monday, January 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church — 11555 National Blvd. Los Angeles 90064 The Science of Santa Monica Airport Air Pollution will be the focus of a community... Read More
To: City Council
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000007903 StartFragment:0000002297 EndFragment:0000007867 From: Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park Re: January 12, 2010 agenda item 13-D — Request by Councilmember McKeown re establishing toxicity standards for aircraft-generated particulate matter The Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) lies within the boundaries of the Sunset Park neighborhood. Friends of Sunset Park is the city-recognized neighborhood... Read More
Ken Genser Dies
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000244 EndHTML:0000007737 StartFragment:0000002436 EndFragment:0000007701 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/peggyclifford/Documents/Santa%20Monica%20mayor%20Ken%20Genser%20died%20Saturday%20yrday%20afterboonafter Santa Monica mayor Ken Genser died Saturday afternoon in Cedars-Sinai hospital. Genser, 59, was admitted to the hospital on October 30 with what were described Friday in a statement to the Daily Press as severe back pain and difficulty... Read More
To: Planning Department and Planning Commission (Attn: Bruce Leach)
Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000008619 StartFragment:0000002297 EndFragment:0000008583 From: Board of Directors: Friends of Sunset Park Re: Comment on Draft EIR — 2834 Colorado Avenue Creative Studio Project At the time of the Lantana Campus expansion, the FOSP Board of Directors took a position that we would oppose any large development that could not mitigate traffic impacts on residential neighborhoods. The 2834 Colorado Avenue project is just... Read More
