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- Santa Monica City Council endorses hybrid proposal for light rail maintenance yard location (The Argonaut)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:28:35 am
Despite objections from residents who believe that their neighborhood is not the best place for a light rail maintenance facility, the Santa Monica City Council has voted to back a site recommended by the Mid-Cities Exposition Light Rail Construction Authority. - Pencil This In: Lots of Art Around Town (LAist)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 09:06:18 pm
Photo by Franco Folini via Flickr ART Santa Ana's Bowers Museum of Cultural Art hosts LATITUDES: Latin American Artists from the Femsa Collection , an art exhibit, through January 17th. Featuring a variety of works by Latin American heavyweights such as Diego Rivera , Wilfredo Lam and Frida Kahlo , the exhibit includes pieces representative of surrealism and abstraction, as well as portraits ... - KCRW's Ruth Seymour steps down as general manager (Los Angeles Times)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:30:11 pm
Under her 32 years' tenure, the station grew to become Southern California's NPR flagship. Seymour, the longtime general manager of public radio station KCRW-FM (89.9), announced today she is retiring after more than three decades on the job. - Sunset Park and Wilshire Montana City Manager's Budget (Santa Monica Mirror)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 08:31:59 pm
City Manager Lamont Ewell continued his Santa Monica city budget meetings with the residents of the Sunset Park and Wilshire Montana neighborhoods in the last week. - Finally, a win on the gridiron (Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 06:09:36 pm
After giving up 134 points in its first two games of the season, the Laguna Beach High football team needed to get a bit defensive about their defense. - Santa Monica College remains number one in transfers to UC and Cal State (The Argonaut)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:59:15 pm
For the 19th consecutive year, Santa Monica College (SMC) was ranked as the number-one transfer institution of students to the prestigious University of California (UC) system in 2008-09, SMC officials said. - Students work toward residency (The Daily Bruin)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 10:29:54 am
When Jessica Nazar first arrived in Los Angeles, she was a 17-year-old emancipated minor with no friends or family in the city and no place to live. - Campus Connection: Superior list of famous alumni? (The Capital Times)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 01:17:41 pm
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's men's basketball team hosts UW-Superior in an exhibition game Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. - Girls' varsity basketball achieves (The Malibu Times)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 01:44:49 am
The Malibu High School girls' varsity basketball team won a double-header in the final day of the Santa Monica College fall tournament, defeating the Venice Gondeliers, 32-30, and the Santa Monica Vikings, 37-32. - COS women's hoops open with 73-72 win (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 12:05:08 pm
The College of the Sequoias women's basketball team opened up the season Saturday with a 73-72 win over Santa Monica College. - Suspects in Santa Monica Murder Identified (LAist)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:06:08 pm
Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr Santa Monica police today released the names of the four suspects allegedly involved in Tuesday night's murder. Patrick Dwight Birdsong Jr, 18; Norman Lovan Cole, 33; Sean Alex Mermer, 29; and a male juvenile were all booked on murder, attempted murder and "promoting of a street gang." Cole and Mermer were also charged with violating parole. At around 8:52 p.m ... - Four Suspects Arrested in Last Night's Murder in Santa Monica (LAist)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 11:06:19 pm
Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr A shooting that left one man dead last night in a Santa Monica park led to the arrest of multiple suspects. At around 8:52 p.m. last night, two suspects approached and began shooting at a group of four people in Virginia Park on Pico Boulevard, a few blocks from Santa Monica College. Three people escaped safely, but 20-year-old Richard Juarez was killed . The Santa ... - Man found shot to death in Santa Monica (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 04:02:55 pm
A man was found shot to death on a basketball court near Santa Monica College. - ‘Work to surf' to premiere at Duke's Malibu (The Malibu Times)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:03:52 am
Duke's Malibu will host the Malibu premiere of the film “Work to Surf,” a biopic on local surfer Allen Sarlo, this Friday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. The 45-minute biopic was produced by Sarlo and directed/edited by Dave Ogle, a Malibu resident and Pepperdine University graduate who has traveled the world with the Sarlo family during the last eight years. - Short-handed Sharks win one, lose one (The Malibu Times)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:01:30 am
The Malibu High School girls' varsity basketball team on Saturday short-handedly played a double-header in the Santa Monica College Fall Tournament, with only seven players in both games. - Laguna looks for some relief (Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 09:59:43 pm
With a small team numbers wise, injuries don’t help the Laguna Beach High football team. - Canyon News - Swine Flu Clinics Open In LA County With Restrictions (Canyon News)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 06:02:18 pm
SANTA MONICA—The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) started opening clinics for the swine flu/H1N1 vaccine that are available to the public for specific groups on Friday, October 23. - Long-Time SMC Football Coach Taylor Dies (Santa Monica Mirror)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:57:06 pm
Taylor, who was replaced this season after 15 years as the Corsairs' head coach, was on medical leave in recent months. His death was revealed by his brother Ed. No cause of death has been announced and funeral arrangements are pending. - Stability Is A Key To Venice's Success (Santa Monica Mirror)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:56:56 pm
If you're wondering how Venice High fields successful football teams year after year, look no further than the head coach. Angelo Gasca established his credentials as a Venice High and Santa Monica College quarterback. Then he added to his resume by guiding a succession of Venice High powerhouses. - BC volleyball still perfect in WSC play (The Bakersfield Californian)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:18:21 am
GLENDALE -- Bakersfield College improved to 6-0 in Western State Conference volleyball play with a 25-18, 25-12, 25-16 win over Glendale College on Tuesday. BC had a season-best .648 hitting percentage with only five errors. The previous season high was in the .400s, coach Carl Ferreira said. - Hotdogging calendar (Easy Reader)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 11:28:45 pm
Thursday, October 22 Under the big top Circus Vargas, offering thrills and excitement (especially to younger members of the household), performs tonight at 7:30 through Monday, Nov. 2, at Del Amo Mall before heading down to San Pedo’s Ports O’ Call Village from Nov. 5 to 16. Evening performances are at 7:30 except for Mon., which is at 7 p.m. 877-468-3861. circusvargas.org. - Pico Residents Say: (Santa Monica Mirror)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:47:46 pm
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Expo Line light rail project is moving closer to Santa Monica, with Phase 1 in progress and Phase 2’s Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) being firmed up. - Campus messaging systems can quickly alert students and parents to emergencies and potential dangers (The Argonaut)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 08:31:46 am
Information technology has become a vital part of the daily lives of much of the globe, especially students on and off high school and college campuses. - 'Bu hoops double-header (The Malibu Times)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 07:35:25 am
The Malibu High School girls' varsity basketball team played two games on Saturday in the Fall High School Round Robin at Santa Monica College. - Canyon News - Samohi Stabbing Suspects Arrested (Canyon News)
posted on October 17, 2009 at 06:51:32 am
SANTA MONICA—Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the stabbing that occurred over two weeks ago at a Santa Monica High School (SAMOHI) football game against Venice High at Santa Monica College. - Santa Monica College gets federal grant for international studies (The Argonaut)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 03:59:17 pm
Santa Monica College (SMC) has received a nearly $180,000 two-year federal grant that college officials say will be used to develop a comprehensive international studies program. - SMC’s Quad and Performing Arts Center win state award for design (The Argonaut)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 03:59:07 pm
The Santa Monica College Quad and the Performing Arts Center recently earned statewide recognition for their design. The Quad won the Award of Excellence in the Specialized Facility category of the Community College Facility Coalition’s 2009 Professional Design Awards. - Santa Monica College: Water takes center stage in a variety of courses (The Argonaut)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 08:44:25 pm
Normally, you would not expect to hear much discussion about water in a philosophy class. Or in an English course or at an architectural seminar. But this semester, you will at Santa Monica College (SMC). - Santa Monica College opens new Veterans Center (The Argonaut)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 08:43:34 pm
Santa Monica College (SMC) has opened a new Veterans Center dedicated to assisting the estimated 300 to 350 student veterans at the college. - Canyon News - Charges Of Sexual Assault Dropped (Canyon News)
posted on October 10, 2009 at 01:06:32 pm
SANTA MONICA—On Monday, October 5, charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence against a 40-year-old Malibu man who was accused of sexually assaulting a Santa Monica College student.