SM PIER — Hundreds of Princess Leias and Luke Skywalkers will convene with Darth Vaders and rebel pilots on the Santa Monica Pier this Saturday. Don’t fret — this is not an intergalactic war.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Board of Education adopted its 2012-13 budget Thursday night amid concerns over looming financial uncertainty over the state’s ongoing financial crisis.
CITY HALL ¬ó A citizen-led committee voted to recommend that the Board of Education place a $385 million bond on the November ballot after polling results showed that prospective voters in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District were more likely to pass a bond than a parcel tax.
PLAYA DEL REY — When Marty Verdugo retired from teaching and coaching this year it wasn’t to take it easy. The former Santa Monica High School girls’ basketball coach decided to give up the life of chasing championships and do something a little different.
SMC — “You’re 2:46.6, back in 1:06.0,” Dave Kelsheimer says to Jordan Wilimovsky. “Not bad — still a little bit of a lift. We’re seeing a little bit too much of your face.
Like political soap opera?How about the palace coup at the Wilshire/Montana Neighborhood Coalition meeting (Wilmont) last week? Wilmont’s board of directorssupports therenovation and expansion of the Fairmont-Miramar Hotel because itwould include on-site employee parking, eliminate the need for hund
CITYWIDE ¬ó Come September, landlords with rent-controlled units will be able to charge their tenants as much as $26 more a month. The Rent Control Board on Thursday set the annual rent increase, which takes effect Sept.
CITYWIDE ¬óThose who ride the Big Blue Bus Line 2 south of Pico Boulevard will no longer be able to do so come Aug. 26. The City Council on Tuesday voted to shorten the route and eliminate other underutilized and duplicated services to save approximately $275,000 annually at a time when the public b
PICO BOULEVARD ¬ó The Pico Youth & Family Center has six months to prove to the City Council that it has a handle on its finances and a clear mission to help those who are most at risk of joining a gang or landing behind bars.
SAMOHI ¬ó Santa Monica High School Principal Laurel Fretz said Thursday that she was planning to send phone and e-mail messages to parents informing them that school will be in session today, the last day of school.
CITY HALL — The state’s Department of Finance has taken aim at $57 million of former Redevelopment Agency funds slated for improvements at Santa Monica High School, putting the future of that major public investment at risk.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
