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Web site help cities go green

It’s not always easy being green, but with their new “Best Practices” Web site, Green Cities California (GCC) is working to make it a little easier. GCC is a collaborative of 10 of California’s most environmentally progressive jurisdictions, including Santa Monica.

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/ 24 Oct 2009

Cirque performance funds clean water effort

A cavalcade of Hollywood’s biggest stars welcomed Cirque du Soleil back to town Friday night, bringing added star power to the electrifying opening-night benefit performance of KOOZA at the Santa Monica Pier.

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/ 20 Oct 2009

Beginning of a new era

Hoping to create a new era of collaboration between landlords and their tenants, the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office is hosting a public workshop at the Annenberg Community Beach House Wednesday, Oct.

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/ 16 Oct 2009

Walk the (art) walk

This Saturday the artists of Pico are putting on a show for you. Sponsored by the city of Santa Monica, the Fourth Annual Pico Boulevard Art Walk and Vintage Auto Show will feature live music, glass-blowing, ceramics, costumes, frame-making, poetry, photography, wood carving, sculpture, jewelry maki

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/ 16 Oct 2009

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

SM AIRPORT New exhibit at the Museum of Flying A nose section from a Boeing 727 is expected to arrive at the Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport today.

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/ 6 Oct 2009

Help come tax time

And who said the taxman just came to take your money away? The IRS wants to remind first-time homebuyers that there is still time to take advantage of the federal tax credit that provides up to $8,000 to those purchasing a home before Dec.

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/ 2 Oct 2009

Taking a shot of nature

If you love exploring the mountains with your camera, October may just be your month. Through Oct. 31, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will be holding its annual Spirit of the Mountains photography contest, giving regional amateur photographers the chance to have their work publi

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/ 2 Oct 2009

Hospitals warned about errors

Eleven California hospitals, including Saint John’s Health Center, were fined $25,000 each in administrative penalties this week for violations that, in some cases, led to death or serious injury, according to Department of Public Health officials.

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/ 26 Sep 2009

Santa Monica Place adds trio of tenants

Nike, one of the world’s largest athletic apparel companies, will join the British luxury fashion house Burberry and furniture/houseware manufacturer CB2 at Santa Monica Place, occupying key retail spots at the mall, which is scheduled to open in less than a year after a significant renovation in wh

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/ 26 Sep 2009

Bringing gardeners together

As popular as gardening is in Santa Monica, 8 square miles cannot accommodate gardens for all 94,000 residents. As a result, the city has created a garden sharing registry to meet everyone’s needs.

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/ 24 Sep 2009

Tons of trash removed in cleanup

More than 14,000 Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers in Los Angeles County removed a record 150 tons of trash from regional watersheds last weekend, according to environmental watchdog Heal the Bay, which organized the effort.

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/ 24 Sep 2009

Getting a boost

Santa Monica College has received a $2.1 million, two-year federal grant for a comprehensive pilot program targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander students with academic need and other low-income students.

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/ 23 Sep 2009