Santa Monica Mirror

Opinion

Light Rail Doing Fine: Not So For Bigger Trains:

March 28, 2016 mirrormmg

A little more than one month from now, the Metro Expo Line’s final portion will open for business, making it possible to take trains from the far eastern portions of Los Angeles County to the often-crowded beach in Santa Monica. This will come barely two months after a new section of Metro’s Gold Line opened, allowing a simple, cheap 31-mile jaunt from downtown Los Angeles to Azusa. Barely any protests have afflicted any of these projects, which together will have cost many billions of dollars.

The California Senior Games Championships.

Sports

Calling Senior Sports People!: Senior Games’ Selections Start

March 28, 2016 mirrormmg

Registration is now open for the 2016 California Senior Games Championships, a series of competitive sporting events for athletes ages 50 and older from May 27 to June 26.

George: Meet George! George is a 2-year-old tabby with a distinct cream and white coloring and exquisite blue eyes. He loves to play with toys, people and other cats. If you are looking to bring home a friend for your own cat, adopt George! He is the life of the party.

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NKLA Pets of the Week: George and Sherlock:

March 26, 2016 mirrormmg

Meet NKLA's Pets of the Week: George and Sherlock

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Alert Police Blotter! The latest from SMPD:

March 26, 2016 mirrormmg

A thief slips up in Banana Republic, Inflammatory Behavior, and Give Me My Backpack! The latest from SMPD.

Randall Stoltzfus' Storybook acrylic dispersion with gold leaf on recycled polymer 21x34in.

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Playing With Light: Randall Stoltzfus at Laura Korman Gallery

March 26, 2016 mirrormmg

Each close look at the work of Randall Stoltzfus, who calls himself, “a landscape painter with a little obsession with circles,” seems different than the last, especially when viewed in person.

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Moneybags for Metro: $1 Million Plus for Parties and PR

March 25, 2016 mirrormmg

Test trains are taking to the tracks in the lead up to the much-anticipated Metro Expo Line service to Santa Monica. City coffers are also gearing up for the launch, and related activities, with party and PR bills slated to surpass $1 million.

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Assistance League Installs New Board:

March 25, 2016 mirrormmg

A new board of directors was installed Wednesday at the Assistance League of Santa Monica’s Annual Board Luncheon held at the California Yacht Club.

Belmar Apartments, the largest affordable housing development that the City of Santa Monica has ever helped finance, is now providing homes for 160 families.

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Retreat to Set Affordable Housing Priorities: Santa Monica Housing Commission invites public to help set goals for 2016

March 25, 2016 mirrormmg

The City of Santa Monica Housing Commission will hold a Commission Retreat April 2 to formulate its priorities and direction for 2016. Members of the public are invited to attend.

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Spring Break: Students Urge Voters to Ban Single Use Plastic Bags:

March 25, 2016 mirrormmg

UC students from eight campuses traveled the state during an alternative spring break to build support for the 2016 ballot initiative to save California’s ban on single-use plastic bags yesterday.

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Dudley Cup Centennial: Competition Starts Saturday

March 24, 2016 mirrormmg

Santa Monica will host one of the nation’s most prestigious junior tennis tournaments this weekend and next, with the 100th anniversary of the competition that Mayor Thomas Dudley organized in 1916 taking to local courts.