Editor’s Note: The Quackers are three awesome ducks — Rusty, Richard and Sydney — from the canals of Venice who are on a mission to educate the community about the dangers of global warming and the importance of practicing sustainability, all while surfing the most gnarly waves possible.
Regular readers know I think the current Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education has failed in its oversight and demonstrated an appalling lack of leadership in handling problems such as continual budget shortfalls.
DOWNTOWN — On a rainy Friday morning, Rachel Volman plays “La Bamba” on the piano at Silvercrest Senior Residence Center for her fellow residents. Every week, she attends a Spanish class in the community room that combines her love of music with her interest in languages.
Ever notice that the bus function on Google Maps doesn’t include Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus? The Big Blue Bus announced Friday it has provided its entire schedule and route information to Google Transit, a Web-based service with information that can also be accessed through Google Maps.
DOWNTOWN — Change may be a popular buzz word for candidates in elections around the country this year, but can it work in Santa Monica? After all, the effects of the recession here have left services largely intact, and even the school district, which has suffered because of the state budget crisis,
The biggest rivalry in the world is not between the Yankees and the Red Sox nor the Dodgers and the Giants, but between Ford and General Motors, with Dodge thrown in to add a little spice to the mix.
Q: I was thinking about moving to Santa Monica and I wanted to know about the crime incidents in the neighborhood where I am going to move. Is there a way I can look up this information? A: Yes.
OLYMPIC HIGH — With teen suicide a growing concern across the country, students at Santa Monica’s Olympic High School are getting an added amount of attention, courtesy of a couple of UCLA graduate students with plans to make a difference in the mental health field.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL DOWNTOWN — The Pacifica Christian High School varsity girls’ volleyball program began a new era this season when first year Seawolves head coach Billy Allen was asked to take over the team this summer.
GENERAL COMMENT: I usually won’t drive east of the 405 freeway or north of Malibu Colony for lunch, but sometimes I find a place worth the trip. Usually it’s for a particular dish, and so it is with the Fisherman’s House in Oxnard.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY SAMOHI — With hopes of improving efficiency and lowering costs, the Santa Monica High School Vikings combined its boys and girls cross-country teams, consolidating their coaching staff to one head coach this season, school officials said.
What do you think of this story? A guy who has never written a book before decides to write a 10-book series. He completes only three of the 10 before he dies suddenly at the age of 50, not living long enough to see any of them published.
