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August 2 – Santa Monica Police Department’s “National Night Out”
6 to 8 PM — Clover Park — Walk to the park to meet police personnel and your neighbors, and enjoy fun, entertainment, and the “Kung Fu Panda” movie (at 8:30 PM).

August 11 – FOSP Board Meeting
7 PM – Mt. Olive Church, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd. – All members are welcome to attend! Speakers on these topics: Downtown Community Plan: Historic Resources Inventory Update; Affordable Housing

August 2 and September 6 – SMC Board of Trustees – 7 PM – Business Building –
Agenda: http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Pages/Trustees-Meeting-Information.aspx
The Board has decided to place a $345 million facilities bond measure on the November 2016 ballot.
Current SMC facilities bonds total $613 million and will cost Santa Monica and Malibu property owners about $1.2 billion to pay off. The proposed bond measure would bring the total to $958 million and cost property owners about $2 billion to pay off.

August 3 – Movie: Venus and Serena (2012) – A documentary about the tennis star sisters – 7 PM –
MLK Jr. Auditorium, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

August 4 – Library Board – 7 PM – Main Library – 601 Santa Monica Blvd. —
Agenda: http://smpl.org/Library_Board.aspx

August 6 — Repair Café — http://www.smgov.net/r3events

August 6 –Staged reading of Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles – presented by Santa Monica Rep –
2 PM – MLK Jr. Auditorium, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

August 7 – Jazz on the Lawn – Free, family-friendly concerts on Sundays in August, 5 to 7 PM, Stewart Street Park (between Pico and Olympic) – Food trucks, children’s playground, restrooms, free and accessible parking after 3:30 PM, free bike valet.
— August 7: La Sirena Orquesta Mar de Ashe (salsa/Latin dance)
— August 14: Mostly Kosher (Jewish cultural revival)
— August 21: MoForro (Brazilian)
— August 28: Venezuela OMG (Caribbean folk music)

August 8 – Landmarks Commission – 7 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Landmarks-Commission/

August 9 — City Council – 6:30 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/clerk/agendas/aspx

August 9 – Summer Reading Group: Brain on Fire – 7 PM —
A 24-year-old deals with a brain disorder – Fairview Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.

August 10 – Movie: The Peanuts Movie (2015) – 3 PM –
This CGI-animated update of Charles Schulz’s beloved classic finds Snoopy again taking on his arch-nemesis the Red Baron and Charlie Brown trying to win the love of the red-haired girl. (88 min.) MLK Jr. Auditorium, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

August 10 (Santa Monica) and August 24 (Malibu) — SMMUSD Board of Education – 5:30 PM —
Agendas: http://www.smmusd.org/board/meetings.html
Board notes: http://www.smmusd.org/BoardNotes.pdf

August 10 — Commission on the Status of Women – 7 PM – Ken Edwards Center –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31919

August 11 – Rent Control Board — https://www.smgov.net/Current_Board_Meetings.aspx

August 11 – FOSP Board meeting – 7 PM – Mt. Olive Church, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd. –
All members are welcome to attend. Presentation on the Downtown Community Plan

August 13 – Downtown Santa Monica — Preservation and Change Workshop – 10 AM to 2 PM –
Santa Monica Bay Women’s Club, 1210 4th Street (south of Wilshire) — Register here: http://www.downtownsmplan.org/events/view/213 — Join the Planning & Community Development Department for a Downtown Community Plan workshop. Discuss the importance of conserving character Downtown, as well as its sense of history. Explore various options for the scale of new buildings Downtown, the types of uses, and how they should contribute to best serve the community. Panelists will share their perspectives on adaptive reuse, affordable and market-rate housing, and the challenges of creating new projects that fit into existing environments. Light refreshments and lunch will be provided.

August 15 – Fairview Classics Book Group – A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh — 11 AM –
Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.

August 15 – Movie: The Illusionist (2006) – A magician in 1900’s Vienna – 6 PM –
Fairview Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.

August 15 – Arts Commission – 6:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/portals/culture/agendas.aspx

August 15 — Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Architectural-Review-Board/

August 18 – Classic movie and discussion: High Noon (1952) with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly –
2 PM – Montana Branch Library, 17th and Montana

August 17 – Commission for the Senior Community – 6:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Portals/Seniors/content.aspx?id=19277

August 17 — Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall –
Agendas: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD /Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/

August 18 – Housing Commission – 4:30 PM – Main Library – Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/HED/Housing_and_Redevelopment/Housing/Housing_Commission_Agendas/Housing_Commission.aspx

August 18 – Recreation & Parks Commission — 7:30 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31987

August 19 – Play Reading: A Mexican Trilogy, an American Story – presented by the Latino Theater Company — 6 PM –
MLK Jr. Auditorium, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

August 20 — Smart Gardening Workshop (Advanced) — http://www.smgov.net/r3events

August 21 – Big Blue Bus: Major route, stop and schedule changes — http://www.bigbluebus.com/Routes-And-Schedules/ServiceChanges.aspx

August 22 – Social Services Commission – 7 PM – Ken Edwards Center –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31958

August 23 — City Council – 6:30 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/clerk/agendas/aspx

August 24 – Finding good health information online – UCLA Consumer Health Librarian – 4 PM –
Fairview Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.

August 24 – Enemy in the Garden: Anti-Semitism, Fact of Fiction? – The author in conversation at Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Rick Eaton — 6 PM – MLK Jr. Aud, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

August 27 – Tongva Park Family Saturday – “Family Dance Jam” – 10 AM to 2 PM

August 27 – American Stories Group: Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat — 1:30 PM – Pico Branch Library

September 5 – Disabilities Commission – 6:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Portals/AccessibleSM/content.aspx?id=16032

September 26 – Airport Commission – 7:30 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/commission/default.aspx?id=45320

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Santa Monica Police Department: “If you see something, say something.”
Non-Emergency Dispatch: 310-458-8491 — Website: www.SantaMonicaPD.org

Big Blue Bus connections to the Expo Line 17th Street Station on Friday & Saturday, 8 PM to 3 AM: https://t.e2ma.net/message/ec8ar/i7uoeg

Ongoing: Historic Resources Inventory Update —
http://historicsamo.squarespace.com/ — https://www.facebook.com/historic.samo?fref=ts

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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
       Main Line: 310-458-2220 Ext. 4137 — Cell Phone: 310-866-2197
   c. Crime Prevention Officer – Myesha Morrison — Myesha.Morrison@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. Turn in unused or expired medication for safe disposal — There is a permanent prescription drop-off box at the Public Safety Facility (333 Olympic Drive). Call SMPD Community Affairs at 310-458-8474 for more information.

3. Eathquake Preparedness:
Office of Emergency Management: http://www.smgov.net/departments/oem/
Sign up for SMalerts at http://www.smgov.net/Departments/OEM/Stay_Informed.aspx

4. Santa Monica 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
   e. File a helicopter noise complaint — http://heli-noise-la.com/how-to-use/

5. 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

6. 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.

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“No Jets” yard signs are available. Send a request with your address to NoMoreJets@gmail.com –
The smaller window version is downloadable at: http://bit.ly/1yNoC0Q

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