2010 February : Santa Monica Dispatch

Three Charged With Attempted Homocide

Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000190 EndHTML:0000007553 StartFragment:0000002382 EndFragment:0000007517 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/peggyclifford/Documents/Early%20Saturday%20morning Early Saturday morning, February 13,  officers responded to a report of a fight outside  a Hip-Hop party in  the  vicinity of 17th and Colorado. As the officers arrived at the scene,  a man  approached, fired several shots into a vehicle, and then fled. When officers attempted to check... Read More

City Hall’s Toxic Hypocrisy

Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000205 EndHTML:0000009833 StartFragment:0000002397 EndFragment:0000009797 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/peggyclifford/Documents/City%20Hall%E2%80%99s%20Double%20Standard Bulletin: 1 million square foot Bundy Village project fails to win approval from Los Angeles Planning Commission Thursday. Santa Monica’s official motto is  “Happy People in a Happy City.” Based on City Hall’s posture And  performance, its motto should be  “Do As... Read More

City Council Study Session — Feb 9, 2010 — Draft LUCE

Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000012172 StartFragment:0000002297 EndFragment:0000012136 Here is a summary of the City Council discussion after the staff presentation of the Draft Environment Impact Report for the Draft LUCE on February 9th: The consultant who discussed the “impacts that could occur” with the Draft LUCE said that traffic could exceed thresholds and mentioned four intersections that could be impacted. Under alternative #3, “Condensed... Read More

Dear Planning Commissioners and city officials:

Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000005910 StartFragment:0000002297 EndFragment:0000005874 To look at a map of the massive developments proposed in the area around Stewart/Olympic/Centinela, and to read the details of these projects is nothing short of overwhemling. Each developer, of course, has the right to have their proposal evaluated on its own merits. But the citizens of Santa Monica will be experiencing these projects as a monolithic unit, built along streets... Read More

Films4Change: Killers Paradise

Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000176 EndHTML:0000005937 StartFragment:0000002528 EndFragment:0000005901 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/peggyclifford/Documents/Films4Change In the last four years,  over 1,500 women have been raped, mutilated and murdered in Guatemala. Maria Isabel was one such woman, “Killers Paradise,” a  documentary,  investigates how a man can escape a rape charge if he marries his victim, provided that she is over the age of 12. Having sex with a... Read More

. SMRRs vs. Reality

Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000186 EndHTML:0000013611 StartFragment:0000002539 EndFragment:0000013575 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/peggyclifford/Documents/SMMRs%20Vs.%20Realkity At its meeting last week, the City Council discussed  the process for   filling the vacancy created by Ken Genser’s death last month. The City Charter requires that the Council declare  that a vacancy exists. If it does not fill the vacancy within 30 days, it must call a special election. It... Read More

Whither…forecast

Tweet Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000007046 StartFragment:0000002296 EndFragment:0000007010 By Ava Tramer Beaches Partly cloudy with possible weekend showers Highs: 62-63; Lows: 44-51 Inland Partly cloudy Highs: 62-65; Lows: 36-44 Deserts Mostly sunny Highs: 67-71; Lows: 44-51 And Santa Monica… Angle on: Tom Newsman, Newscaster: And now for the weather, from Frank Sunnyville.  Frank? Cut to: Frank Sunnyville: Thanks, Tom.  Good evening ladies and... Read More