Chamber Supports School District Tax
March 15, 2010 -- The campaign for the School District parcel tax received a boost late last week from the business community. The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce endorsed Measure A, a $198-per-parcel tax measure that will be the lone item in a mail-in election. Ballots go out next month.

SMMUSD Funding Measure Arguments Released
March 15, 2010 -- Proponents of Measure A, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) tax proposal, say its passage is “critically needed” to bridge a budget shortfall that could be as high as $14 million. But opponents call the measure regressive and say it allows Santa Monica businesses to “get off cheap.”

March 11, 2010
Hours Reduced at Bar/Restaurant, Seating Increased

March 11, 2010
Restaurant Owner, Chef Charged with Selling Endangered Whale

March 10, 2010
Restaurant Accused of Serving Whale Could Be Shuttered

March 10, 2010
Former Mayor, Environmentalist Immortalized at City Parks

March 09, 2010
Delay on Decision for The Parlor Requested

March 9, 2010
Finalists for Sustainable Awards Announced

March 8, 2010
Bloom Tries to Save Summer Concert Series

March 8, 2010
WHAT I SAY -- Other News

WHAT I SAY -- Tea Partying: Not a New Thing
March 15, 2010 -- What do you write about when your beat is local and your locality makes the national news because a restaurant serves whale? (See story -- Restaurant Owner,Chef Charged of March 11, 2010)

March 5, 2010
PUBLIC NOTICE: FREE PUBLIC ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT 3/13

March 5, 2010
LETTER:Twilight Dance Series is NOT in Jeopardy, -- Ellen Brennan, PRC Board Member and former chair

March 5, 2010
LETTER: Open Letter
-- Terry O'Day, Council Member, City of Santa Monica

March 5, 2010
Deadline Approaches on LUCE Comments

March 4, 2010
Downtown Ambassadors Roll Out Welcome Mat

March 4, 2010
Enhanced Crew Tackles Downtown Maintenance

March 3, 2010
Retail Leasing Poised for Comeback?

March 3, 2010
Pumping Up Downtown's Economy

March 3, 2010
Santa Monica Place Announces Gourmet Market Feature

March 1, 2010
City to Repave Streets with Fed Funds

March 1, 2010
WHAT I SAY -- Politics Now, Politics Later

Study Says Changes Needed to Reduce Volatility

Options for Controlling Health Care Spending in Massachusetts Are Examined

HEALTH NEWS

Preparing for the Swine Flu

  The Breast Center at John Wayne Cancer Institute Benefits from Televised Fundraiser QVC ® and FFANY ® Present John Wayne Cancer Institute with a $363,875 Check

Planning & Preparing for Birth & Parenthood --call the Saint John's Physician Referral Line at 310-829-8132.
Careers | Volunteer Opportunities

March 1, 2010
Exercise Equipment Banned at Adelaide Drive, Further Measures Considered

March 1, 2010
Group Forms to Oppose School District Tax

News Janurary

SULLIVAN-DITURI REALTORS

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Redondo Beach keeps dogs out of parks
Redondo Beach officials have nixed a proposal to relax a longtime ban on dogs in city parks, but local canine owners aren't necessarily rolling over.

www.laweekly.com
Black Lung Lofts
Many children being raised in L.A.'s hip, new freeway-adjacent housing are damaged for life

news.bbc.co.uk
US lifts lid on top secret plan for internet security
The White House has declassified parts of a top secret plan outlining how government will protect the nation's computer networks from cyber warfare.

dailybreeze.com
State employees pile up vacation time, breaking rules and costing millions
Amid a crippling fiscal crisis, managers throughout California's government have routinely allowed their employees to amass unused vacation time, enabling hundreds of workers to end their public-service careers with payouts topping $100,000, a California Watch investigation has found.

www.laweekly.com
Parking: A Fine Mess
Los Angeles County is becoming a fine place. As in huge fines and penalties. With the Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talking about potentially cutting 4,000 city jobs, there could be plenty of pain to go around.
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Unscrupulous Employers Skim $26.2 Million
Every week, employers in Los Angeles County pilfer $26.2 million from the measly paychecks of the poorest 17 percent of workers.
sfgate.com

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Tens of thousands apply for state redistricting panel

www.sacbee.com
Former CalPERS officials benefit from fund's clean-tech investments

www.sfgate.com
OPINION -- S.F. clean-energy plan could fuel higher

www.latimes.com
West L.A. planning panel rules against 3 digital billboards

laweekly.com
Unscrupulous Employers Skim $26.2 Million

www.sfgate.com
Calif. research shows pot can ease muscle spasms

www.dailynews.com
Insurance rate hikes appear to be few but can affect many

www.sacbee.com
Are unions' contract talks with Schwarzenegger hopeless? Maybe not

www.indystar.com
Bicyclists gain a little more road in Indianapolis

laweekly.com
89 Neighborhood Councils Face the Knife

dailybreeze.com
LA faces painful budget choices

newsobserver.com
Virtual looks and feels almost real

dc.thecityfix.com
Food Trucks: Tasty, But Tricky

www.governing.com
Do Environmental Regulations Hurt the Economy?
Environmental regulations have transformed California's economy but it's not always clear if the result was positive.

www.latimes.com
Orange officials sue couple who removed their lawn
City codes require that live landscaping cover 40% of the yard. Quan and Angelina Ha say their water use has dropped 80% since they replaced the grass with wood chips and drought-tolerant plants.

www.miller-mccune.com
New Libraries Revitalize Cities
New library complexes rejuvenate urban centers around the world by including theaters, shops, cafes, offices and even gyms.

Democrats' Obama bounce in California disappearing
Just a year ago, the Democratic Party looked at California as a base for adding to its majorities in Congress. Now, it could be a the place where it loses them.

news.bbc.co.uk
Whaling worsens carbon release, scientists warn
A century of whaling may have released more than 100 million tonnes - or a large forest's worth - of carbon into the atmosphere, scientists say.

seattletimes.nwsource.com
Downtown alley leaves dark days behind, welcomes pedestrians
Alleys look interesting in comic books but rarely in real life. Except for Nord Alley, which connects S. Jackson St. and S. Main Street in the Pioneer Square neighborhood.

www.tnr.com
Self-Organizing the Sun Corridor

www.adn.com
Proposed zoning code update draws business objections

wzzm13.com
Number of homeless students skyrockets in local school districts
GREENVILLE, Mich.

blogs.laweekly.com
Are DUI Checkpoints Targeting Illegal Immigrants?

www.sfgate.com
A man jumps to his death and people -- laugh?

citiwire.net
OPINION -- Wishing Green to Succeed–In a Future That’s Red

www.governing.com
Stemming the Tide of Homelessness

www.nj.com
Young family falls victim to homelessness as part of growing state and national trend

reconnectingamerica.org
OPINION -- The Bikeway Network

laweekly.com
LAUSD’s Dance of the Lemons

dailynews.com
Supervisor won't drop his call for MTA audit

planningreport.com
OPINION -- Metro CEO Art Leahy Talks Budget, Operations, Capital Projects

inverness-courier.co.uk
OPINION -- Exercise in democracy or passing the buck?

laweekly.com
Weed mags sprout across LA

sacbee.com
Dan Walters: Schwarzenegger, once a hero to local government, now scorned

dailynews.com
L.A. Council bans smoking in outdoor

nytimes.com
Howard Zinn, Historian, Is Dead at 87

dailybreeze.com
LA advances plan to lay off up to 1,500

csmonitor.com
OPINION -- What's really causing Himalayan glaciers to melt?

dailybreeze.com
Battle heats up for control of 36 L.A. schools

news.bbc.co.uk
Battery recycling rules in force for stores

Good money after bad: Should L.A. taxpayers pay $40,000 to steal $20,000 jobs from South Gate

laweekly.com
Is L.A. creating phantom jobs?

sacbee.com
Schwarzenegger's plan could cut deep for those who depend on state stipends

dailynews.com
Apple's iPad alters e-books landscape

sacbee.com
Backers say petition for legalized-pot initiative has plenty of signatures

www.huffingtonpost.com
OPINION--Lookout Columnist Frank Gruber reviews Grid/Street/Place laweekly.com

laweekly.com
Living off the Grid

sfgate.com
'Battle royal' brewing over planned S.F. tower

news.bbc.co
Genes reveal 'biological ageing'  

streetsblog.org
Study: Fewer Cars on the Street = Healthier Kids

sacbee.com
California officials grilled on $75 million spent amid 2009 fiscal crisis