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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

UCLA experts offer tips to protect against the flu

As flu season approaches, medical professionals warn against both seasonal influenza and H1N1, also called swine flu. “H1N1 is a new virus and people lack immunity to it,” said Dr.

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/ 23 Sep 2009

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

CITYWIDE Don’t slip up The problem of falls is significant, and the Los Angeles County Department of Community and Senior Services wants to remind people to watch where they step during the annual Fall Prevention Awareness Week, which runs through Sept.

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/ 22 Sep 2009

Local diver sets another record

DAHAB, Egypt — With strength and determination Santa Monican Jana Strain continues to prove to be one of the top female freediving athletes in the world.

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/ 9 Sep 2009

Drumming up support for SMFD

A lunch at the fire station awaits anyone who donates $1,000 or more to the Santa Monica Firefighters Association’s Firefighters Relief Fund — one of only two yearly fundraisers.

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/ 27 Aug 2009

Best seats in the house

The Santa Monica Pier and The Lobster restaurant have launched an eBay auction to benefit the Special Olympics of Southern California. In honor of the pier’s Centennial Celebration on Sept.

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/ 26 Aug 2009

Just passing through

The SMPD Traffic Enforcement Section conducted a DUI checkpoint in the 300 block of Pico Boulevard Friday evening, nabbing four suspected drunk drivers, issuing eight citations and impounding seven vehicles, police said.

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/ 26 Aug 2009

Closing a chapter

Book worms who frequent the Ocean Park Branch Library will have to go elsewhere to get their literary fix. City officials are closing the library, located at 2601 Main Street, to complete interior improvements.

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/ 20 Aug 2009

Don’t say cheese

Los Angeles County’s top public health official is warning consumers to stay away from dairy products purchased from unlicensed manufacturers and vendors because the products may have been made with unpastuerized milk and may contain other contaminants.

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/ 20 Aug 2009

Staples makes it easy

Staples is doing its part to show appreciation to teachers for their hard work. On Aug. 15, the first 100 teachers visiting various Staples stores between 9 a.

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/ 15 Aug 2009