"Hot Topics" Archive

2003

• City Offers Christmas Tree Recycling Drop-off Service  (12/26)

• Court Approves MtBE Settlement  (12/23)

• Santa Monica Looks Ahead:  Kyser Analyzes Economy at January Breakfast  (12/15)

• 2004 Citywide Reads Features The Berlin Stories  (12/15)

• Santa Monica Gets Serious About Cigarette Butts on Beaches (12/11)

• Contest Gives Residents Chance to "Name That Street"  (12/6)

• Give the Gift of Recreation:  RecChecks Now Available in Santa Monica  (12/5) 

• Disabilities Awareness Poster Contest Winners on Display at City Hal1 (11/25)

• Santa Monica Reaches Agreement with Oil Companies to Clean Up MTBE-Tainted Water Wells  (11/21)

  • MTBE Settlement Q&A

• Residents Can Now Pay Utility Bills On-line (11/18)

• Environmental Directory, Updated for 2003, Now Available  (10/23)

• Big Blue Bus Service Continues During MTA Strike  (10/14)

• 2004 Twilight Dance Series Poster Design Contest Announced  (10/14)

• Hone Appointed Santa Monica Fire Chief  (10/7)

• Author Cristina Garcia at Fairview Branch Library  (10/1)

• "Fresh Art" Installations On View at Clover Park  (9/26)

• City Council Declares October Disabilities Awareness Month 2003  (9/23)

• Santa Monica Red Cross Sponsors Thermometer Exchange Event  (9/17)

• SMC Seeks Applicants for Vacant Trustee Seat  (9/17)

• City Prevails in Suit on Food Distribution in Parks  (9/12)

• Second Skatepark Design Workshop Scheduled for September 29  (9/11)

• Volunteers Needed in Santa Monica for 19th Annual Coastal Clean-up Day  (9/11)

• Public Safety Facility Brochure on Emergency Preparedness Now On-line  (8/26)

• Community Invited to Public Safety Facility Grand Opening and "Night Out Against Crime" Event  (8/5)

• Additional Farmers Market Crisis Intervention Sessions Scheduled  (7/21)

• Santa Monica Red Cross Collecting Blood Donations in Response to Farmers Market Tragedy  (7/17)

• Downtown Development Standards and Design Guidelines Public Meeting July 24  (7/14)

• East/West Corridors Parking Task Force Sets Public Meeting July 21 (7/14)

• Skatepark Design Workshop in Santa Monica  (7/3)

• Free Water Workshop for Santa Monica Businesses  (7/1)

• Just in Time for Summer!  Rules & Reminders for City Park Use  (6/23)

• On-line Survey Seeks Ideas, Input on City's Skatepark Plans  (6/11)

• City and College Seek Community Donations for July 4th Celebration (6/6)

• City Offers Free Composting Workshop June 14  (6/4)

• 26th Street to Close Four Days for Roundabout Construction  (6/2)

• Draft Noise Ordinance Update Available On-line; Public Hearing Set  (5/28) 

• "Juneteenth" Celebration on the Promenade, Saturday, June 21  (5/28)

• SMPL Presents "Face to Face With the Women of Iraq"  (5/27)

• City's Guide to Summer Camps and Classes Now On-line  (5/23)

• Steve Stark Named New City Finance Director  (5/21)

• City's Proposed Budget Released for Public Review  (5/19)

• Temporary Main Library Opens May 12  (5/9)

• 2003 Sustainable Quality Award Winners Announced  (5/9)

• 2003 Santa Monica Festival Celebrates City's Cultures and Environment  (5/6)

• Students Create Birthday Gift for Big Blue Bus  (5/6)

• Santa Monica Parks to be Smoke-Free  (5/5)

• District Attorney's Office Offers Help With Bad Checks  (4/22)

• Leadership Series "Whole Lotta Projects" Tour Returns  (4/22)

• Santa Monica Beach Information Updated (4/9)

• Santa Monica Citywide Reads Features Concert on Sunday, April 13 (4/8)

• Citywide Reads Announces April-May Events  (4/3)

• Main Library Closes March 24 for Move to Temporary Facilities  (3/12)

• Presentation and Book Signing by Landscape Architect Pamela Burton  (3/12)

• City Hosts 26th Annual Westside Cities Senior Prom  (3/12)

• SMPD Quarterly, Neighborhood-Centered Policing Newsletter, Now On-line  (3/5)

• SMFD Announces Free Disaster Training Class  (2/28)

• Rain Forces Delay in Ocean Park Blvd. Reopening  (2/27)

• CityTV Announces Vote 2003 Proposition A Election Programming Line-up  (2/25)

• Westside Therapeutic Prom at Civic Auditorium March 1  (2/25)

• Call for Volunteer Book Discussion Group Leaders (2/20)

• Missing Person - Kristine Louise Johnson (2/19)

• City Council Approves Expanded Sustainable City Plan  (2/14)

• Update from the Chief of Police Concerning Homeland Security  (2/13)

• Santa Monica Pier Hosts Free Valentine's Day Dance  (2/10)

• Library Introduces On-line Book Club  (2/10)

• Leadership Series Budget  Session Rescheduled to March (1/28)

• City Implements Commingled Recycling Citywide  (1/28)

• SMPD Website Updated with Identity Theft Protection Information  (1/22)

• SMFD Offers Free Disaster Training  (1/22)

• Area Resident's Design Among 20 Finalists for California Quarter  (1/22)

• Fairview Branch Library Reopens January 21  (1/17)

• Fire Station Reopens; Public Invited to Events   (1/16)

• "Citywide Reads" Author to Appear at Local Bookstore Jan. 21  (1/16)

• Big Blue Bus to Hold Community Meetings  (1/16)

• 250 Participate in Community Voices Gathering  (1/14)

• Leadership Series Reschedules Second Session on City Budget  (1/14)
• City Council to Discuss Financial Outlook on January 14  (1/3)
• Installation of New Water Main Begins on Ocean Park Blvd.  (1/3)
• Crews to Work Monday Through Saturday on Ocean Park Blvd.  (1/2)
• "Community Voices" Will Be Heard Saturday, January 11  (1/2/03)