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Santa Monica Poised to Approve Bag Ban
September 2, 2010 -- The thin plastic single-use bag could soon become a thing of the past in Santa Monica as the City Council prepares to approve a proposed local ban in September.

An Expert Take on Santa Monica Place
September 2, 2010 -- Perhaps the first thing you notice about the remodeled Santa Monica Place is how open and welcoming it is compared with the original 30-year-old complex. The change is most evident as you enter from Broadway across from the south end of the Third Street Promenade.

Dr. John to Cast Spell in Final Pier Concert
September 2, 2010 --Get out those voodoo dolls, the Night Tripper is coming to the Pier. Dr. John will close out the Twilight dance Series season Thursday night with the bewitching rhythms of his trademark New Orleans sound, which blends Zydeco with a strong dose of blues and psychedelic rock.

Plastic Bag Ban Defeated in Senate
September 1, 2010 -- The State Senate rejected AB 1998, the proposed ban on single-use plastic bags, Tuesday night during the closing hours of the legislative session. The final vote was 21-14. The Santa Monica City Council will consider a local ban next month.

Children at the 6th Annual PALpalooza at Pacific Park

Magic, Poetry and All That Jazz at Santa Monica College
September 1, 2010 -- Santa Monica College's fall literary series kicks off September 14 with Award-winning author Graciela Limon's talk "Where Reality and Magic Intersect."

No Plastic Bag Ban Vote Taken Monday, Final Day for Passage Today
August 31, 2010 -- The expected Senate vote on AB 1998, the bill to ban plastic bags and most paper bags from most stores, did not take place on Monday. AB 1998, which received Assembly approval in June, must get through the Senate and return to the Assembly for a concurrence vote by the end of today. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he will sign it.

Tomorrow's Classroom Opened Monday at Santa Monica College
August 31, 2010 -- Forget laptops. They're old hat. And no need to blurt out an answer. It can be projected. And that blackboard just turned into three walls filled with multiple images and high-definition video clips.

Santa Monica Women's Shelter Offers Training for Volunteers
August 31, 2010 -- Training for those who wish to volunteer at Sojourn Services for Battered Women and Their Children will begin on Tuesday, September 14 and will be held twice a week through November.

Plastic Bag Ban Battle in Final Stretch
August 30, 2010 -- The clock is ticking to pass a bill that would make California the first state in the country to ban single-use plastic bags. AB 1998, which was authored by Santa Monica Assemblymember Julia Brownley, has until Tuesday to get full Legislature approval. The plastics industry is putting on a fierce campaign to prevent that from happening.

Nordstrom Opens at Santa Monica Place
August 30, 2010 -- Cheering workers greeted customers as they entered Nordstrom's new 122,000-square-foot store at Santa Monica Place Friday. The store joined Bloomingdale's as the remodeled mall's new anchor department stores.

Santa Monica College Kicks Off Environmental Lecture Series
August 30, 2010 -- Buildings and food are the topics of this fall's "Environmental Issues Lecture Series" at Santa Monica College. The series kicks off September 7 with "Making Santa Monica College More Sustainable."

WHAT I SAY-- Smart Equity
August 30, 2010 --My views about how to deal with the disparity in parental support between “high-income” schools and “low-income” schools are shaped by the school funding court cases of the ’70s. These were the cases where plaintiffs from poor school districts sued to get per-student funding equal to that provided by taxpayers in rich districts.

State of the Arts Part I-- It's Not a Pretty Picture for Santa Monica's Artists and Galleries
August 27, 2010 -- It’s safe to say that Santa Monica lives art. According to the Cultural Affairs Department, 43 percent of Santa Monica residents make all or part of their living in “the arts” as broadly defined – the greatest per capita concentration of artists in any city in the country.

August 27, 2010
Santa Monica to Move Ahead with Bag Ban

August 27, 2010
PUBLIC NOTICE: Business License Tax Renewals Due August 31

August 27, 2010
Police to Enforce Motorcycle Safety

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August 26, 2010
Ed Board Focuses on School Fundraising Disparities

August 26, 2010
Saint John's Agrees to Pay Back Medicare

August 26, 2010
The Beatles Are Back at the Santa Monica Pier

August 26, 2010
Public Radio Pioneer Retires from KCRW

August 26, 2010
PUBLIC NOTICE
Boys & Girls Clubs Build Homeless Awareness in Santa Monica

August 24, 2010
Broad Picks LA for Art Museum

August 24, 2010
20-Unit Ocean Ave. Condo Approved, Architectural Style Bashed

August 24, 2010
Pico Youth and Family Center Third Annual Hope and Unity Awards Banquet

August 23, 2010
OPINION - Part IV: Capping the Freeway

August 23, 2010
Montana Merchants Making it Through the Economic Crisis

August 23, 2010
WHAT I SAY-- Getting Away From It All

August 20, 2010
Services for Santa Monica Police Officer Saturday

August 20, 2010
SMMUSD Restores Staff Positions

August 20, 2010
Community Can Weigh in on Pico Library

August 19, 2010
State Test Scores Up for SMMUSD Students

August 19, 2010
Soul Dive Rocks the Santa Monica Pier Thursday Night

August 19, 2010
OPINION - Part Three: Preserving and expanding Chez Jays with outdoor dining


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