Q. Halloween is right around the corner. Are there any special events going on around Santa Monica? If we decide to trick-or-treat, is there anything we should watch out for? A.
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.
MAIN LIBRARY — For the past 35 years, Louise Gabriel, with the unconditional support of her late husband, former City Councilman Bob Gabriel, has made it her mission to preserve and display Santa Monica’s rich history for future generations. On Sunday, that mission will finally be realized
Do you have a favorite sushi spot? How about a dynamite burger joint? If so, the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau wants to know. Tourism officials are asking their Facebook and Twitter friends to submit their “10 Best” lists in Santa Monica to celebrate 10/10/10.
MAIN LIBRARY — Who are these people who think they should be responsible for making the biggest decisions that affect Santa Monica and its public school system? Some of them have been in the public eye for a decade or two; others are making their first forays into local politics.
SMO — Residents upset over what they said was a drastic increase in flights from Santa Monica Airport over their homes earlier this year are blasting a City Hall-funded study presented this week that found there had been no significant increase in noise levels.
• Name: Gleam Davis • Age: 54 • Occupation: Corporate counsel • Marital status/children: Married 18 years to John Prindle; we have a 13-year-old son, Jackson • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: We have lived north of Montana for 11 years.
• Name: Linda Armstrong • Age: Declined to state • Occupation: Data entry operator/computer research • Marital status/children: Single • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: Declined to state/20 years • Your mode of transportation/model, make and year of your ride?: Bus/bike • Own or r
• Name: Susan Hartley • Age: 65 • Occupation: Tenant/employee attorney • Marital status/children: Single/25-year old daughter • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: Sunset Park for nine years; south of Montana Avenue for two years; north of Montana for four years • Your mode of transpo
• Name: David Ganezer • Age: 50 • Occupation: Local newspaper publisher • Marital status/children: Married with a daughter and son • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: I have been a proud Wilmont resident since 1998.
• Name: Robert Kronovet • Age: 53 • Occupation: Santa Monica Rent Board commissioner/Small business owner • Marital status/children: Married 22 years, three children • Your neighborhood?: Sunset Park • How long have you lived there?: 20 Years • Your mode of transportation/model, make and year of you
• Name: Terry O’Day • Age: 37 • Occupation: Santa Monica City Council member, executive director at Environment Now • Marital status/children: Married, two daughters • Your neighborhood?: Pico neighborhood • How long have you lived there?: 12 years
