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At John Adams Middle School, “A period” starts at 7:30, and the regular school day begins at 8:19 a.m.

Approximately 140 students use the 20th and Pearl crosswalks each day.

Santa Monica College enrollment was approximately 37,000 in the fall of 2009.

The SMC’s spring semester begins today.

The board of directos of Friends of Sunset Park, the neighborhood’s organization,. expressed concern for the   safety of the school children on the eve of the new semester.

In emails to SMPD, SMC and Big Blur Bus officials, FOSP asked that efforts be eoordinated to ensure the safety of school children and college students.

Excessive traffic has been a problem in  Sunset Park for some time.