By CHARLES ANDREWS
IT’S NEW YEAR’S EVE!
And all the excitement that brings!! Right. OK, here comes the Grinch, but I always thought the huge celebration over a
SEPTEMBER
The Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District unveiled their vision for the future of local education with revamped classrooms that can be used to create more flexible education spaces.
DECEMBER
The Santa Monica Police Officers Association (SMPOA) held a fundraiser to support the Movember Movement. Money went directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation located at 1450 4th Street. During
OCTOBER
Beauty Bus, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit, teamed up with St John’s to provide terminally or chronically ill patients who don’t often get the chance to indulge in
NOVEMBER
Los Angeles County increased services for homeless residents hoping improvements in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles will have a trickle down effect on the local crisis. The County’
JULY
Council approved a ballot measure designed to restrict some development decisions. The measure required a supermajority vote to amend the city’s land use plans. The supermajority requirement would
MAY
Fredric Allan Shinerock was arrested and charged after a racially charged fight in the parking lot at the Broad Stage. In a video of the incident, Shinerock can be
JUNE
The number of homeless people living in Los Angeles County fell for the first time in four years, showing a decrease of three percent in 2018, according to numbers
AUGUST
A trial began to determine the future of Santa Monica’s election system. Plaintiffs Maria Loya and the Pico Neighborhood Association alleged the at-large voting system used in the
APRIL
Santa Monica High School hired a new football head coach, Matt Kirk. Kirk, who was most recently the safeties coach at the University of Reno, has experience primarily in
FEBRUARY
The City of Santa Monica spent about $97 million and committed another $88 million to near-term spending on 233 Capital Improvement projects last year according to the year-end report.
MARCH
Two jewelry stores were robbed on the same block of Montana Ave
Santa Monica’s Woodlawn Cemetery hosted its fourth annual Living History tour. Actors were on site portraying