Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming City Council consent agendas. Consent agenda items are routinely passed by the council with little or no discussion from elected officials or the public.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — In a city where almost 63 percent of the population has at least a bachelor’s degree, the words “vocational training” can take on a distasteful patina.
CITYWIDE — As cloudy days begin to give way to sunshine and temperatures creep toward 70, evidence mounts that Santa Monica is primed to exit its period of winter hibernation and take its place as a summertime tourist destination.
SM BEACH — What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with alternative transportation? This Sunday residents can test their bicycling skills at Santa Monica’s new Bicycle Campus, an off-street learning area for people of all ages and abilities to become confident about riding.
While Santa Monica’s status as the yoga capital of the world is definitely debatable, one thing is certain — the city by the sea encourages its residents to be physically fit.
KEN EDWARDS CENTER — A stroll north from the Santa Monica Pier through Palisades Park will take a pedestrian past a row of historic cannons, newly-established pétanque courts and a building full of seniors gathered for a bite to eat, movie or improvisational acting class.
CITY HALL — Frank Sinatra dined there. The Pentagon Papers were reportedly leaked there. One of its peanuts went to space. The Chez Jay restaurant at 1657 Ocean Ave.
A pet groomer that turns discarded dog fur into clothing and a huge chain hotel that rewards guests who drive hybrid cars are among the winners of this year’s Sustainable Quality Awards.
SAMOHI — Longtime Santa Monica High School coach and athletic director Michael Griswold passed away in his sleep on April 15 while visiting Guatemala with his wife, Cynthia.
BROADWAY — As a teenager, Liz Crosson contrasted her suburban lifestyle in Northern California with back country adventures in the wilderness. She still remembers her first backpacking trip to the Central Coast of California during her time as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley.
CITYWIDE — Most people will get on board with the idea that stealing is bad. It’s written into rule books, laws, even engraved on stone tablets if you believe in that kind of thing, and certainly nobody wants to be stolen from.
MAIN STREET — Santa Monica encourages bicycles for commuting, daily errands and fitness. Why not barhopping? That was Frank Congine’s thought when he caught his first glimpse of what he would later call the Beach Barcycle rolling its way down the streets of Minneapolis.
