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George Clooney as Jack in “The American.”

The Assassination of Suspense: “The American”

“Don’t make any friends, Jack; you used to know that,” says Pavel (Johan Leysen), concluding a short list of directives to his underling – a smoldering assassin played by George Clooney – in the early […]

Star Gazing:

RAVEN NIGHTWOOD MIRROR ASTROLOGER ARIES Do you sometimes feel you are all alone, one against the world? You may simply be speaking a language all your own. You need a translator or you may need […]

Venicestock 2010

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Venicestock 2010 September 12, noon-8 p.m., free Windward Plaza, Venice http://venicestock2010.com/ An all-day free music festival that raises awareness of the local charity St. Joseph’s Center, Venicestock also showcases local and regional bands. Playing this […]

Home Sales By Divorcing Couples:

“Our daughter is getting divorced and plans to list their home with an agent she really likes from a parenting group they both belong to. I feel the personal closeness may not be a good […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

Drunk Woman On Wednesday, August 31, at 11:35 p.m., officers went to the 200 block of Washington Street because they had received a report of a domestic violence incident. When they arrived they listened at […]

A Santa Monica bus.

Mixed Reactions to Bus Fare Increases:

August 29 marked the first day of the Big Blue Bus’s (BBB) new fare structure. The basic fare went up from 75 cents to $1.00, with seniors, disabled, and Medicare card riders paying 50 cents […]

A rendering of the proposed Agensys new headquarters

Agensys Project Cycles Forward Without Bikepath:

The biotech company Agensys received the go-ahead as part of the multi-step process toward building a new research and development facility on City-owned land adjacent to Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. The Planning Commission unanimously […]

City Employees Give Incumbents Boost:

The Coalition of Santa Monica City Employees Association announced endorsements of all the incumbent candidates for the City Council November election. The coalition is a local political organization that represents 1,600 City employees. Council members […]

(Library graphic)

Pico Library Workshop and Survey:

A Community Workshop inviting public input on planning the new Pico branch library in Virginia Avenue Park will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Thelma Terry Community […]

Board of Education Reviews Student Test Results:

The most recent California standard tests show that students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District exceed the average but wide gaps still exist among races and in students who come from economically disadvantaged households. […]