June 2000 6-30--Music Review: Bon Temps Had By All as the Neville Brothers Bring a Taste of the Crescent City to the Santsa Monica Pier 6-30--Chamber Won't Participate in Initiative Campaign 6-30--School Board Engages in Heated Battle over Interviews 6-30--School Board Okays Record Budget 6-30--Two Dozen Arrested in Union Protest 6-29--Council Update: City Revamps Events Policy 6-29--Education Activist Enters School Board Race 6-29--Club Review: West End, Santa Monica 6-28--Labor Showdown at City Hall 6-28--The Russian Friends' Final Walk 6-28--Council Candidate Herb Katz Raises $10,000 6-28--A Family Affair and It takes... boxes? 6-27--Two Pedestrians Killed by Driver on Cell Phone 6-27--Shakeup at Mid City 6-27--Supreme Court Upholds Right to Sue Officers in Santa Monica Miranda Case 6-27--"Step Up For Justice" Campaign Turns Up Pressure on Loews 6-27--Crime Report 6-26--Acapulco, no problema Not! 6-26--RAND's Santa Monica Snapshot Part III: Costs Rising Beyond Reach 6-26--Union Kicks Off Four-Day Campaign Against Loews Hotel 6-26--SPORTS: New Talent Will Make SMC Basketball Contender Again 6-26--LETTERS: Vitriolic Letter Discourages Participation and Another Hurdle for the Disabled 6-23--Santa Monica Spearheads California's Green Delegation 6-23--New Planning Commission will Narrow Viewpoints, Increase Workload, Critics Warn 6-23--MUSIC:Santa Monica Bay to Become a Bayou with The Neville Brothers 6-22--Council Appoints Two Slow Growth Advocates to Planning Commission; Move Expected to Shift the Balance of Power 6-21--Council Looks to Past and Future in Passing $318.6 Million Budget 6-21--City Sues Oil Companies in "Biggest Case Ever" 6-21--ARB Has a Ball 6-20--RAND's Santa Monica Snapshot Part II: Social Welfare, Crime and Employment Trends 6-20--Long Road to Parking Plan 6 -19--RAND's Santa Monica Snapshot: Part I 6-19--SPORTS::CIF Defeats City, 5-1, In Annual Westside Ballgame 6-16--Task Force to School Board: New Mindset Needed for Change 6-16--LETTERS:Catching Up With the Mail: Gauging Academic Performance, Docking Council Members' Pay and Getting Involved 6-16--MUSIC:Summer Heats Up Early in Santa Monica Clubs with Jules Shear, Billy Vera & The Beaters, Dave Wakeling, Olive and Tin Hat Trio 6-15--Affordable Housing vs. Parkland: No Score 6-14--Council Explores Greater Public Input for Commercial Development 6-14--RAND Report Rankles Some Council Members 6-14--Council Modifies Multifamily Development and Demolition Standards, Consolidates Downtown Parking Contracts 6-14--Loews Workers Allege Violations During Unionizing Campaign 6-13--City Looks to Close Development Loopholes 6-13--LETTERS: Living Wage, TORCA II and Thinking Alike 6-12--Financial Task Force Releases Report 6-12--Latina Announces Bid for School Board 6-12--SPORTS: Valentino Dismissed by Crossroads, Becomes St. Bernard Assistant Coach 6-9--First Woman Business Owner Installed as Chamber President 6-9--Quinones To Run for College Board 6-9--MUSIC: A (GAELIC) Storm Warning in Santa Monica This Week 6-8--Board of Education Tackles Record Budget 6-8--New Pico Business District Elects First Board 6-7--You've Got Mail From the City 6-7--Building Anticipation 6-6--Battle to Unionize Loews Hotel Escalates; Death Threat Reported 6-6--Mid-City Neighbors Elects New Board; Sets Priorities 6-5--A Dying Breed 6-5--SPORTS: Samohi's Espy Makes Majors As Padres' Hitting Coach 6-5--Letters: A Ramp and Two Initiatives 6-2--15,500 Signatures Submitted for Living Wage Initiative 6-2--District Officials Unveil Special Education Plan 6-2--Council Sets Planning Priorities 6-2--Music: Todd Snider and John Stewart Represent New and Seasoned Folk at McCabe's; The Red Elvises Return to Rusty's to Party on the Pier 6-1--Volunteer Group Submits Petitions for "Anti-Political Kickback" Initiative 6-1--City Begins Setting Budget Priorities: The First Study Session