LOS ANGELES — Millions of Americans preparing to survive an earthquake ducked under tables and covered their heads Thursday as part of the annual "Great ShakeOut" drill.
Organizers said
• Name: Frank Gruber
• Age: 60
• Occupation: Local journalist (also entertainment lawyer)
• Neighborhood in which you live: Ocean Park
• Own or rent: Own
• Marital status/
• Name: Richard McKinnon
• Age: 56
• Occupation: Chairman, Conrad Capital
• Neighborhood in which you live: Wilmont
• Own or rent: Rent
• Marital status/kids: Married/one
• Name: Shari Davis
• Age: 51
• Occupation: Nonprofit policy advisor
• Neighborhood in which you live: NOMA
• Own or rent: Own
• Marital status/kids: Married for
• Name: Gleam Olivia Davis
• Age: 56
• Occupation: Attorney
• Neighborhood in which you live: North of Montana (although in my 26 years in Santa Monica, I have
MAIN LIBRARY — Santa Monica's proclivity for political theater was on display Monday evening at the Santa Monica Daily Press' sixth Squirm Night, a four-hour extravaganza that subjected
• Name: Terry O'Day
• Age: 39
• Occupation: Director, eVgo, electric-vehicle charging services.
• Neighborhood in which you live: Pico Neighborhood
• Own or rent: Own
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CITYWIDE — Three more dead birds infected with West Nile virus have turned up in Santa Monica, bringing the total to eight in what is considered the worst year for the
EASTSIDE — Concerned Residents Against Airport Pollution (CRAAP), a coalition of Westsiders fighting to shut down Santa Monica Airport or at least dramatically cut back on the number of flights there,
MAIN LIBRARY — Santa Monica's 2012 Sustainability Report Card shows that the city is a B student with a straight-A work ethic when it comes to its efforts to
DOWNTOWN — In 1940, "The Victory Gardens Leaders Handbook" was published to encourage Americans to grow their own food, with straightforward how-to lessons in planning and starting a garden,
