OCEAN AVE — Damon Vix isn’t a Grinch by any means. He celebrates Christmas, giving gifts to family and friends. But when it comes to the nativity display in Palisades Park, Vix response is “bah-humbug,” or better yet, “Happy Solstice.
When Santa Monica voters step inside the election booth Tuesday, Nov. 2, they will have the power to shape the future of their city, their schools and their quality of life.
I know all of you are anxiously awaiting the release of the Daily Press’ endorsements for the upcoming election. Well, you’re going to have to wait just a little longer.
• Who: Santa Monica Daily Press • What: Squirm Night 2010: A candidate forum and discussion on Measures Y and YY • When: Oct. 4, 2010 • Where: MLK Auditorium at the Santa Monica Public Library.
• Name: Laurie Lieberman • Age: 57 • Occupation: Education activist/parent/ attorney • Marital status/children: Married/two children, three step-children • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: 30-year Santa Monica resident; north of Montana (nine years); previously, Ocean Park and Suns
DOWNTOWN — In a move that could run up against a legal barrier, the board of the Bayside District Corp. has formally urged the City Council to ban food trucks from doing business in Downtown Santa Monica.
• Name: Ted Winterer • Age: 53 • Occupation: Writer • Marital status/children: Married; 9-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son • Your neighborhood?: How long have you lived there? Ocean Park since 2000; Santa Monica since 1992
OCEAN AVE — In an effort to block the development of high-end condos here, a group of residents has filed an appeal with the City Council, calling on elected officials to force the developer to conduct a report on the project’s environmental and social impacts on the surrounding neighborhood.
OCEAN AVE — Concerned the Spanish-Colonial revival design of a proposed condominium project here would detract from the neighborhood’s historic character, preservationists said they are prepared to fight a Dallas-based developer’s plan, which won approval from the Planning Commission last week.
WEST L.A. — U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-30th District) told local officials and neighborhood activists at a meeting this week he will insist that the FAA conduct an environmental impact study if it plans to make changes to flight rules at Santa Monica Airport, calling it “the right thing to do.
CITY HALL — Santa Monica is about to undergo a food truck renaissance, following City Hall’s announcement this week that officials have approved a new permit that allows private property owners to turn their parking lots into “mobile food courts.
