NO DICE, a Santa Monica Murder Mystery, by Mar Preston
Tweet Last section posted on 9/24 Chapter Nine, second two The faces of the cop by her door and the old fellow with the measuring tape kept popping out at Ginger, jumping in her face, startling her, scalding her with what-might-have-beens. Stress clamped down all her muscles and she ached from head to toe like an abscessed tooth. She forced herself to get through the essential things... Read More
PRESERVING OUR PALM TREES
Tweet To The Editor: As people have said how much they enjoyed the poetry about palm trees that I sent out over the summer as part of our effort to preserve palm tree streetscapes on several Santa Monica streets, here is more poetry from various authors about palm trees. • As the palm-tree standeth so straight and so tall, The more the hail beats, and the more the rains... Read More
SAVE VIDIOTS!
Tweet SAVE VIDIOTS! Keep your independent Film Resource Alive Dear Friends of Vidiots, We are writing this letter with a request for support. Technologies change, but we believe the human touch and even the social experience of picking just the right film for “Movie Night” should remain. However, with the current economy, Vidiots faces a very difficult financial situation. “A... Read More
Developers Threaten Santa Monica Way of Life
Tweet by Ty Wapato The 2010 City Council election is a vivid example of how big money developers distort the truth to impose their wills on the citizens of Santa Monica. The contemptible slate mailers that misrepresented the endorsements of CEPS and the Santa Monica Police Officers Association, while they may seem like yesterday’s news, are a clear demonstration of how low the... Read More
Residents Oppose Bergamot Transit Village Project
Tweet City planner Jing Yeo and Carrie Garlett from PBS&J, the firm that’s doing the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the proposed Bergamot Transit Village Center, gave a preliminary report on the 960,000 square foot project Wednesday night, and then heard what some of the 50 residents at the meeting thought about the project. Those comments will be included... Read More
New Council Term Begins Under A Cloud
Tweet The five City Council members who won the recent election — four Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights’ (SMRR) members Gleam Davis, Terry O’Day, Pam O’Connor and Kevin McKeown, and independent Bob Holbrook — had a big edge going in. They were all incumbents (Davis and O’Day by appointment), and better known than the other candidates.... Read More
Another Mega “Village” is Proposed
Tweet RESIDENTS WILL SEE PROJECT WEDNESDAY All residents who care about the future of this extraordinary beach town should attend a crucial meeting on Wednesday, December 8, at 7 p.m. at Virginia Avenue Park (parking entrance off Pico at 23rd, and off Virginia Avenue, a block north of Pico) to review the proposed Bergamot Transit Village Center, a proposed mixed use project... Read More
HANDS OFF! IT’S OUR BEACH TOWN: PART I
Tweet Each of Santa Monica’s founders, Senator John P. Jones and Colonel Robert S. Baker, had his own plan for this portion of what Hamlin Garland called “the fortunate coast.” But when their original plans foundered, they folded their holdings into one town site. The first lots were sold in1875. The new town was named for a spring in what is now West L.A. by... Read More
Lead Endorses Cady, Lieberman, Snell for Board of Education
Tweet LEAD (Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability and Direction), an education advocacy group of parents and interested residents has endorsed three candidates for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education. The organization, which advocates transparency and strong leadership in the district, is backing : challengers Pat Cady and Laurie Lieberman, and... Read More
Santa Monica Story: Residents Vs. “The System”
Tweet By Dish Taylor and Titus Wapato Residents in the neighborhood of San Vicente Boulevard and Ocean Avenue are appealing a Planning Commission decision that would allow the construction of a condominium complex at 301 Ocean Avenue without an Environmental Impact Report. They believe that the demolition of the existing 47 rental units that are affordable to the majority of Santa... Read More
