A funny thing happened on the way to the election. People started to get real. Last week, I attended an informal gathering of neighborhood group leaders and grass-roots community activists who get together from time to time to discuss politics.
Election 2010 The Santa Monica municipal elections on Nov. 2 are less than two months away. A number of forums will be held in the coming weeks to keep the community informed and educated on the candidates for City Council, school board and Rent Control Board as well as the measures that will appear
• Name: Bob Holbrook • Age: 68 • Occupation: Community pharmacist • Marital status/children: Married to Jean Ann; children: Bob, Cindy and Craig • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: I have resided in the North of Montana neighborhood for the past 41 years.
• Name: Jean McNeil Wyner • Age: 70 • Occupation: Community liaison for Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital • Marital status/children: Married, one adult son • Your neighborhood/How long you’ve lived there?: Wilmont, 1.
• Name: Jon Louis Mann • Age: 65 • Occupation: Flight attendant/teacher • Marital status/children: Single and available! Two boys, age 37 and 7 • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: I’ve lived in Pico Neighborhood, Sunset Park and Ocean Park for over 30 years • Your mode of transporta
SMO — The four-day closure of the Santa Monica Airport this week for runway maintenance was more than a welcome respite from fly-over noise for neighboring residents — it was also a chance for scientists to take baseline air quality measurements that could result in a better understanding of the air
• Name: Kevin McKeown • Age: 62 • Occupation: Apple technology consultant for our local public schools. • Marital status/children: Married Genise in December! Helped raise a teenager in a previous relationship.
• Name: Pam O’Connor • Age: 62 • Occupation: Planner, historic preservation • Marital status/children: Single right now • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: Wilshire/Montana; 23 years • Your mode of transportation/model, make and year of your ride?: When driving it’s a 1996 Honda Acc
• Name: Terence Later • Age: [Declined to state] • Occupation: Entertainment consultant/producer • Marital status/children: Pending • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: Dogtown.
• Name: Daniel Cody • Age: 41 • Occupation: Software alliance professional • Marital status/children: Married, no children • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: North of Wilshire, 12 years
• Name: Jerry Rubin • Age: 66 • Occupation: Peace activist • Marital status/children: Married to beautiful Marissa Rubin for 27 years. • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: Ocean Park for 17 years. Santa Monica resident for 20 years. • Your mode of transportation/model, make and
• 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
