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Vol. 10,  Issue 6 July 17 - 23, 2008
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Interim SMC Basketball Coach Holds Program Together

Joe Cascio has a difficult job. He's the caretaker (interim coach) of the Santa Monica College men’s basketball program that was thrown into chaos when Jesse Teplitzky recently left for a far better contract at Cerritos College.

 The position has to be posted until the end of this month. . . . Continued


New V.A. Housing: Shriver Says Not Enough

1. City Councilman Bobby Shriver showed Patrick Campbell, Legislative Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association, based in Washington, DC, around buildings he is . . . Continued

GLOW

The Santa Monica Pier and Beach and Palisades Park will Glow this coming Saturday night from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., with sights and sounds created by over 100 artists from four . . . Continued
Nordstrom to Open at SM Place
Macerich today announced Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc., a leading fashion specialty retailer, has signed a letter of intent to open a new Nordstrom store at Santa Monica . . . Continued
School Board Appoints Interim Superintendent
The School Board appointed Tim Cuneo as the new Interim Superintendent for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District after a brief discussion last . . . Continued
Alert: Police Blotter: Santa Monica
At the Airport

Monday, July 7 at 11:05 p.m. – 3000 block of Airport Avenue – An Airport Security Officer (ASO) saw an intoxicated man trespassing and . . . Continued

$1.5 Million Gift Builds Early Intervention Center for Children with Autism
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services is the recipient of a $1.5 million gift by Henry and Marcia Baron.  The generous gift will benefit Vista’s Julia Ann Singer . . . Continued
The Rubin Report: Jerry Peace Activist Rubin To Run for City Council
Longtime peace activist Jerry Rubin announced his candidacy for one of the four open seats on the non-partisan, seven- member Santa Monica City Council. The election will . . . Continued

Money Woes: Strikers and Depositors Want Their Dough

1. Large crowds waited all day outside Indymac Bank on Wilshire Boulevard on Monday, July 14, hoping to get their money after the Federal Government seized the bank over the . . . Continued
VA Schedules Only One Building for Homeless
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a formal request for Expressions of Interest from homeless housing providers for only one of the three buildings on the VA . . . Continued

Adaptive Reuse Creates Greater Sustainability Than New Construction

In the world of green living, you could call Kelly LaPlante, owner of Organic Interior Design on Windward Circle in Venice, the doyenne of eco-design. For nearly 10 . . . Continued

A Cup of Coffee with… Linnea Liu Dakin

Men, women, and dating… will it ever be right?   Linnea Liu Dakin is trying to help, with her seminar “Helping the Nice Guy.”   . . . Continued
LUCE Consideration Continues
The City Council continued its consideration of the Strategy Framework for the Land Use and Circulation Elements (LUCE) of the City Plan at its July 16 meeting, concentrating . . . Continued
Landmarks Says Maybe, Yes, and Maybe
The Landmarks Commission easily designated the former J.C. Penney Building at its July 14 meeting, while continuing discussion on the adaptive reuse design for the former . . . Continued
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