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The Landmarks Commission will hear a consultant’s report on the Village Trailer Park, 2930 Colorado Avenue, and decide whether to file an application to designate it as a City Landmark at tonight’s meeting. at 7 p.m. in City Hall. According to the City Landmark Assessment Report, “…the property located at 2930 Colorado Avenue appears to [...]
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On December 6, Los Angeles became the first major city to endorse a proposed Constitutional amendment that would subject corporations to regulations. The text of the proposed amendment: Section 1 [A corporation is not a person and can be regulated] The rights protected by the Constitution of the United States are the rights of natural [...]
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Metro said it has no cause yet for the failure of a retaining wall section on the 405 freeway improvement project in Sepulveda Pass, but is aware of it, in a statement released this week. “A MSE (Mechanically Supported Engineering) retaining wall, located along the southbound I-405 at Mountain Gate, suffered a localized failure on [...]
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According to Santa Monica College spokesman Bruce Smith, Amber Katherine is “a philosopher who has blended her passion for the environment with teaching and mentoring,” and Dan Nannini is “a counselor who has become something of a statewide guru on transferring to universities,” and they have been named Santa Monica College’s 2011 Co-Faculty of the [...]
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Last week, the Dispatch ran the last installment of NO DICE, a Santa Monica murder mystery, by Mar Preston. It was a first for us, serializing a novel. We thought it fitting to conclude with an interview with the author. You obviously know Santa Monica well. When did you live here? I lived here from [...]
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Dr. Margaret R. Quiñones-Perez has been elected chair and Dr. Nancy Greenstein vice chair of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees for 2012. Quiñones-Perez succeeds Dr. Andrew Walzer and Greenstein succeeds Quiñones-Perez in posts that rotate annually. This is the second time Quiñones-Perez is serving as chair, having previously held the post [...]
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The annual Rustic Canyon Park Boutique and Art Show will be held Saturday, December 10 at the Park from 11:a.m. to 3 p.m. Students and their instructors will display their work, and local artists and vendors have been invited to participate. Items on display and for sale are ceramics, jewelry, skin care products, purses, scarves, [...]
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As it turns out, the American Film Market (AFM®), the principal event of the Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®), will not move to downtown Los Angeles, but will remain in Santa Monica through 2017, IFTA leadership announced today. A new agreement keeps the AFM at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, its home since [...]
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