WILMONT As the school year begins this week, the once empty hallways and classrooms will be buzzing with stories of summer break activities, from trips to another country to personal
By Kenny Mack Word in Edgewise
ONE OF MY FAVORITE COMMERCIALS IS the one in which three different guys are swerving down city streets with their cars full of beer,
Construction would begin as early as next June at two campuses
SMMUSD HDQTRS Construction and renovation for the district’s two largest campuses could begin as early as next June,
Proposed law would keep officials mum
SANTA MONICA COURTHOUSE Luckily for Hollywood bloggers, the Paris Hilton defamation trial begins here today, rather than later, when their ability to access exclusive
In the pilot of “Californication,” a Showtime original series, Hank Moody (David Duchovney) is in bed with four different and exceedingly beautiful women. That’s one every 7 1⁄2
COMPUTER CRASH Photo courtesy of Vince Muselli Some high-tech vandals (or vandal) took to the steps out in front of Malibu High School over the weekend, smashing a series
Seabrooks to become new Inglewood chief
SMMUSD HDQTRS In a time when student population is declining, but class sizes remain less than ideal in the secondary schools, a third campus
School leaders desperately need lesson in hard knocks
Talk ain’t cheap, at least, not when it comes to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. There, it costs taxpayers
Confidentiality pacts were problematic for City Council members
SMMUSD HDQTRS In an effort to demonstrate good faith and cash in on $530,000 for the upcoming fiscal year, the Board
By Dr. Lisette Bauersachs Santa Monica schools parent Watergate was payback time Editor:
Whose priorities for Measure BB funds are these: $23 million for a new Edison campus and $16
By BILL
IT’S BEEN A MONTH SINCE FORMER Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School District, Chief Financial Officer, Winston Braham, addressed the City Council about aspects of the district’s
