Uncategorized
April 9 – FOSP meeting with the Pico Neighborhood Association – 7 PM – Virginia Avenue Park – Focus on the Zoning Ordinance Update – All members are welcome.
April 14, 15, and 28 — City Council – 6:30 PM – City Hall –
April 14 and 15 will include the Zoning Ordinance Update study sessions —
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/clerk/agendas/aspx
Santa Monica Police Department: “If you see something, say something.”
Call Non-Emergency Dispatch at 310-458-8491.
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, and you will receive a tracking number and a response within ten days.
**************************************************************************
April 22 — Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall –
The April 22nd agenda will include the appeal of ARB approval of the design for 802 Ashland/2919 Lincoln — Agendas: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD /Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
April 6 and 20 – Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall
April 7 – SMC Board of Trustees – 7 PM – Business Building —
http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Pages/Trustees-Meeting-Information.aspx
April 8 – Mindfulness Meditation – 7 PM – Fairview Branch Library
April 8 through April 23 — The Santa Monica Public Library is envisioning the future — Join staff for any of the upcoming open community forums to share your hopes for the future of the Library and to learn what other 21st century libraries are offering.
- April 8 – 6 PM – Ocean Park Library, 2601 Main Street
- April 9 – 10:30 AM – Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
- April 9 – 7 PM – Montana Library, 1704 Montana Avenue
- April 22 – 6:30 PM – Fairview Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.
- April 23 – 5:30 PM – Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd.
For more information, visit smpl.org or call 310-458-8600.
April 9 – FOSP meeting with the Pico Neighborhood Association –7 PM – Virginia Avenue Park – Focus on the Zoning Ordinance Update – All members are welcome.
April 9 – Computer class: Power Google – 6 PM – Fairview Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.
April 9 — Rent Control Board – 7 PM – Main Library –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Current_Board_Meetings.aspx
April 11 – Literature Book Club: Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell – 11 AM – Fairview Library
April 11 – LA Opera Multimedia Talk: Mozart’s comic masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro – 3 PM – Main Library, MLK Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
April 11 & 25 – Fairview Knitters – 3:30 PM – Fairview Library
April 13 – Landmarks Commission – 7 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Landmarks-Commission/
April 14, 15, and 28 — City Council – 6:30 PM – City Hall –
April 14 and 15 will include the Zoning Ordinance Update study sessions — Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/clerk/agendas/aspx
April 14 – SCBWI Westside Writers Schmooze – 7 PM – Fairview Branch Library
April 16 – 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
April 16 (District Office) and May 7 (Malibu City Hall) — SMMUSD Board of Education – 5:30 PM — Agenda: http://www.smmusd.org/board/meetings.html
April 16 – Recreation & Parks Commission — 7:30 PM – City Hall – Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31987
April 18 – Navigating the Senior Care Maze – 12 PM – Information on the types of senior care, funding sources, how to assess various care settings, and what to look for in home care or a nursing home — Fairview Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.
April 18 – Regional Repair Cafe – 12 to 4 PM – 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City – www.smgov.net/r3
April 19 — “SHINE” storytelling is moving its monthly events from the YWCA Westside/Santa Monica on 14th St. in Sunset Park to the Promenade Playhouse, 1404 Third Street Promenade, on Sunday evenings at 7 PM. www.StoreyProductions.com
April 22 – Book Club at Bolivar: The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez – 6 PM – 1741 Ocean park Blvd.
April 24 – SMC Planetarium – Viewing the crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter through a variety of telescopes – 8 PM – Drescher Hall 2nd floor, 1900 Pico Blvd. – www.smc.edu/planetarium
April 25 – Arts & Literacy Festival – Pico Branch Library — 12 PM – storytellers, puppet shows, book fair, crafts, community booths
April 27 — Airport Commission — 7:30 PM – City Hall — Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/commission/default.aspx?id=45320
April 28 through June 2 – Green Living Workshop – Sustainable Works — 7 PM – Attend one class or all six — Main Library, 2nd floor Multipurpose Room, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
April 30 – Movie screening: “Whiplash” – 6:30 PM – Fairview Library
April 30 (7pm), May 1 (7pm), and May 2 (2pm & 7pm) – John Adams Middle School Theater Company musical (funded by PTSA and SMMEF) – “Bye Bye Birdie” — Lincoln Middle School Auditorium — (The JAMS auditorium is being repaired.)
May 2 – Civic Auditorium Community Workshop – 9:30 AM – Civic Auditorium East Wing
May 2 – FOSP Annual General Membership Meeting – 1:30 PM – Mt. Olive Church, 14th & Ocean Oark Blvd.
May 9 – Santa Monica Festival – 11 AM 5o 6 PM – Clover Park, Ocean Park Blvd. & 25th
June1 – Fairview Library closes for renovation.
**************************************************************************
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
**************************************************************************
“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
Santa Monica Public Library Calendar:
http://smpl.org/Programs_and_Events.aspx
Library Calendar of Events for April:
http://smpl.org/uploadedFiles/Library/Programs_and_Events/April2015Calendar.pdf
Fairview, Pico, & Ocean Park Branch library hours:
MON-THURS: 12 to 9 PM; FRI: 12 to 5:30 PM;
SAT: 10 AM to 5:30 PM; SUN: Closed
Fairview Library — 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.
– Bridge on Mondays at 12 PM
– Write-Away on Tuesdays at 12 PM
– What’s New This Week? on Thursdays at 1 PM
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.
