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March 12 – FOSP meeting
7 PM — Santa Monica Airport, the Zoning Ordinance Update, Crime and Public Safety, and other topics of interest. All FOSP members are welcome to attend. Mt. Olive Church parish hall, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd.
February 14 to March 21 – “Santa Monica Reads” — Longbourn by Jo Baker — www.smpl.rg/Longbourn2015
March 2 and 16 – Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall
March 3 – Social Security Workshop — 6 PM – Learn how to optimize your Social Security benefits and avoid the pitfalls – Fairview Branch Library
March 3 – SMC Board of Trustees – 7 PM – Business Building — http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Pages/Trustees-Meeting-Information.aspx
March 4 and 18 – Computer Basics – 1 PM – Learn basic computer terms and practice using a mous and keyboard to navigate Windows. – Fairview Branch Library
March 4 and 18 — Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall – Zoning Ordinance Update — Agendas: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD /Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
March 4 to April 8 – Green Living Workshop — 7 PM – Main Library – 2nd floor Multipurpose Room – 601 Santa Monica Blvd. – Attend one meeting or all six.
March 5 (District Office) and March 19 (Malibu) — SMMUSD Board of Education – 5:30 PM — Agenda: http://www.smmusd.org/board/meetings.html
March 5 — Movie screening: Pride and Prejudice (2005) – 6:30 PM — Fairview Branch Library, 21st & Ocean Park Blvd. – Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen star in the Oscar-nominated adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel.
March 9 – Landmarks Commission – 7 PM – City Hall – Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Landmarks-Commission/
March 10 – Mindfulness Meditation – 7 PM – Fairview Branch Library
March 11 – Westside Family Health Center — “Lunch and Learn” – Sandra Fluke and Nancy Cohen discuss the latest news regarding reproductive rights for women – Noon to 2 PM – Free admission, but you need to RSVP to mmaher@wfhcenter.org
March 11 – SCBWI Westside Writers Schmooze – 7 PM – Fairview Branch Library
March 12 – FOSP meeting –7 PM — Updates on SM Airport, the Zoning Ordinance Update, Crime and Public Safety. All FOSP members are welcome to attend. 7 PM in the parish hall at Mt. Olive Church, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd.
March 12 — Rent Control Board – 7 PM – Main Library – Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Current_Board_Meetings.aspx
March 13, 14, 19, 21, and 21 — Santa Monica High School Musical — “The Wizard of Oz” – Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School – Performance times and tickets at — http://samohitheatre.org/
March 14 – Literature Book Club – The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte – 11 AM – Fairview Branch Library
March 14 & 28 – Fairview Knitters – 3:30 PM – Fairview Library
March 17 and 24 — City Council – 6:30 PM – City Hall – The March 24th agenda will include Santa Monica Airport — Agendas: http://www.smgov.net/departments/clerk/agendas.aspx
March 18 – Women’s History Month Screening — Anita: Speaking Truth to Power – 7 PM – MLK Jr. Auditorium, Main Library – Documentary film about Anita Hill’s testimony before a Senate committee.
March 19 – Housing Commission – 4:30 PM – Multipurpose Room, Main Library — http://www.smgov.net/Departments/HED/Housing_and_Redevelopment/Housing/Housing_Commission_Agendas/Housing_Commission.aspx
March 19 — Movie screening: Sense and Sensibility (1995) – 6:30 PM — Fairview Branch Library, 21st & Ocean Park Blvd. – Emma Thompson won an Oscar for her adaptation of Jane Austen’s story about two sisters trying to rise above the circumstances in which their deceased father leaves them.
March 19 – Pico Branch Library Book Group – Longbourn by Jo Baker – 7 PM
March 19 – Recreation & Parks Commission — 7:30 PM – City Hall – Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31987
March 19 — “SHINE”at the YWCA Westside/Santa Monica – 7:30 PM — “Looking for Love” in all the right–and wrong–places will be the theme as storytellers take the stage at SHINE.
March 23 – Santa Monica High School Orchestras Spring Concert – 7 PM – Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School – Parking available in the Civic Center parking Structure on 4th Street and in the Civic Auditorium parking lot.
March 23 — Airport Commission — 7:30 PM – City Hall — Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/commission/default.aspx?id=45320
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Be Earthquake Prepared: Visit the Office of Emergency Management’s website at http://www.smgov.net/departments/oem/ and sign up for SMalerts at http://www.smgov.net/Departments/OEM/Stay_Informed.aspx
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“No Jets” yard signs are available. Send a request with your address to NoMoreJets@gmail.com — Those without yards or permission to display yard signs may print out the window version, downloadable here: http://bit.ly/1yNoC0Q
City of Santa Monica Event Calendar:
http://calendar.smgov.net/city/eventcalendar.asp
Fairview Library — 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.
– Bridge on Mondays at 1 PM
– Write-Away on Tuesdays at 12 PM
– What’s New This Week? on Thursdays at 1 PM
Santa Monica Public Library Calendar:
http://smpl.org/Programs_and_Events.aspx
Pico Branch Library hours:
Monday-Thursday 12 to 9 PM; Friday 12 to 5:30 PM;
Saturday 10 AM to 5:30 PM; Closed on Sunday
Library Calendar of Events for March:
http://smpl.org/uploadedFiles/Library/Programs_and_Events/March2015Calendar.pdf
Santa Monica College events:
SMMUSD art exhibits, dance showcases, concerts, plays, and musicals:
YWCA Santa Monica/Westside — 2019 14th St. —
Morgan-Wixson Theatre — 2627 Pico Blvd. —
Ruskin Group Theatre — 3000 Airport Avenue —
http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/
McCabe’s Concerts — 3101 Pico Blvd. —
http://www.mccabes.com/condata.html
Reminders:
Reminder: Report sightings of coyotes and other invasive wildlife
to the city’s Animal Shelter at shelter@smgov.net or 310-458-8594.
1. Police – www.SantaMonicaPD.org
a. Non-emergency dispatch – 310-458-8491
b. Neighborhood Resource Officer – Erik Milosevich – Erik.Milosevich@smgov.net
c. Crime Prevention Officer – Lauralee Asch – lauralee.asch@smgov.net
d. Graffiti Hotline: 310-458-2231
e. Recycling Theft Hotline: 310-458-4932
f. Crime mapping: http://gismap.santa-monica.org/crimeviewcommunity/
g. SMPD Community Affairs video –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFScj6m8k6U&feature=youtu.be
2. SM Airport – http://www.smgov.net/Departments/Airport/
a. Noise Hotline – 310-458-8692
b. Email noise complaints to: Noise@smgov.net – List date, time, your location, and complaint.
c. Online noise complaint form: http://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/form.aspx?ekfrm=8886
d. Flight Tracking: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/Airport/For_Our_Neighbors/Flight_Tracking_/_PublicVue.aspx
3. Lost Pets – If you lose a pet or find a lost pet, contact the Animal Shelters:
a. Santa Monica — 1640 9th St. — 310-458-8594 — shelter@smgov.net
http://santamonicapd.org/content.aspx?id=10427
b. West Los Angeles — 11361 W. Pico (near Sawtelle) — 888-452-7381
4. Santa Monica’s Government Outreach Customer Service Center – http://www.smgov.net/sm_go.aspx – Submit comments, complaints and service requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your request will automatically be sent to the right staff member, a nd you will receive a tracking number and a response within ten days.
