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Friends of Sunset Park — Board Meeting

Thursday, September 20 – 7 PM
Mt. Olive Church, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd.

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September 3 and 17 – Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall
Agendas: https://www.smgov.net/departments/pcd/   

September 4, 11, 18 — “Write Away” Workshop – Noon – Fairview Branch Library –
Support and encouragement for all writers

September 4 and 18 – Gentle Yoga – 6:30 PM – Fairview Library – Bring a mat or towel. 

September 4 — SMC Board of Trustees – 7 PM – Business Bldg, Pico at 17th
Agenda: http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Pages/Trustees-Meeting-Information.aspx

September 5 and 19 – Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall
Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/

September 6 and 20 – SMMUSD Board of Education – 5:30 PM — District Office –
Agendas: http://www.smmusd.org/board/meetings.html
Board Notes: http://www.smmusd.org/BoardNotes.pdf

September 6, 13, 20 – Current Events discussion – 1 PM — Fairview Branch Library

September 7, 14, 21, 28  – SMC Planetarium shows – 7 PM – Drescher Hall, Room 223 (near elevators on the second floor) – For more information, call 310-434-3005 or go to www.smc.edu/planetarium or http://www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/Planetarium/Pages/public_shows.aspx — All shows subject to change or cancellation without notice.

September 8 – Buy Local Santa Monica Health & Fitness Festival – 11 AM to 4 PM – Reed Park (Wilshire & Lincoln) — Free community event, co-produced by the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Monica, will feature music, pop up shops, and  interactive classes. Local businesses will provide expertise, advice, health screenings, and free product samples. http://www.buylocalsantamonica.com/events/2018/9/8/buy-local-santa-monica-health-fitness-festival.htm

September 8 — Classics Book Group – The Plague by Alfred Camus — 11 AM – Fairview Branch Library

September 8 – “The Power of Soil” – 2 PM – Fairview Branch Library

September 10 – Disabilities Commission – 6:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Portals/AccessibleSM/content.aspx?id=16032

September 10 – Landmarks Commission – 7 PM – City Hall
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Landmarks-Commission/

September 11 – Red Cross Blood Drive – 10 AM to 4:30 PM – Main Library
To make an appointment, visit www.RedCrossBlood.org/make-donation and enter “SantaMonicaLibrary”

September 11 and 25 – City Council – 6:30 PM – City Hall
Agendas: www.smgov.net/council/agendas   
Email all City Council members at Council@smgov.net
Meetings are broadcast live on CityTV on Cable Channel 16 and also streamed at www.YouTube.com/City/TV16SantaMonica   

September 12 – Commission on the Status of Women – 7 PM – Ken Edwards Center 
Agendas: https://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31919

September 13 – Rent Control Board – 7 PM – City Hall –
Agenda:  https://www.smgov.net/Current_Board_Meetings.aspx

September 15 — 8th Annual Citywide Yard Sale – 8 AM to 3 PM
Hosted by the Resource Recovery and Recycling (RRR) Division of the Public Works Department. Sellers can register online here — https://cityofsantamonica.wufoo.com/forms/zzswgp0m85l3t/ — or call RRR’s customer service line at (310) 458-2223, or register in person at the RRR office, 2500 Michigan Avenue, by September 3. Residents that register in person or over the phone must provide their email address, yard sale address, types of items for sale, and if they require bulky item pick-up. Bulky item pick-up will be available for yard sale participants on Sunday, Sept. 16 and shortly after registration closes on September 3. RRR will post the yard sale map on our website at www.smgov.net/R3 and in the Santa Monica Daily Press. Shop for bikes, books, clothes, Halloween costumes, toys, new kitchen supplies. Help Santa Monica reach Zero Waste.

September 15 – “Coastal Cleanup Day” – 9 AM to noon
…. To register for Coastal Cleanup Day, visit healthebay.org/ccd

September 15 – “Don Carlo” – 3 PM – MLK Jr. Auditorium, Main Library
LA Opera presents a multimedia talk about one of Verdi’s greatest works

September 17 – Movie: “Funny Girl” (1968) – 3 PM – Fairview Branch Library — Barbra Streisand stars as vaudeville-era musical comedy star Fanny Brice.

September 17 — Task Force on the Environment – 7 PM – Virginia Avenue Park, Patio Bldg C
https://www.smgov.net/Departments/Clerk/Boards_and_Commissions/Task_Force_on_the_Environment.aspx

September 17 – Arts Commission – 6:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street
Agendas: http://www.smgov.net/portals/culture/agendas.aspx

September 19 — Child Care & Early Education Task Force – 1 PM – Thelma Terry Center, Virginia Avenue Park – Agenda: http://www.santamonicacradletocareer.org/ectf/
Co‐Chairs: Laila Taslimi at untitledno.1school@gmail.com  and Iao Katagiri at iao@rand.org 
City staff liaison: natasha.kingscote@smgov.net 

September 19 — Commission for the Senior Community – CANCELLED
Agenda:  https://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=53687097196

September 20 – Housing Commission – 4:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St.
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/HED/Housing_and_Redevelopment/Housing/Housing_Commission_Agendas/Housing_Commission.aspx

September 20 – Movie: “Battle of the Sexes” (2017) – 6:30 PM
Emma Stone and Steve Carrell star in this retelling of the legendary tennis match in 1972 between women’s tennis pro Billie Jean King and showboating men’s tennis player Bobby Riggs.

September 20(?) – Recreation & Parks Commission — 7:30 PM – City Hall
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31987

September 22 – Santa Monica Rep presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” – 2 PM – MLK Jr. Auditorium, Main Library

September 22 – “Health Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet” – 11 AM – Fairview Library

September 24 — Airport Commission – 7 PM – City Hall – Agenda: 
http://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/commission/default.aspx?id=45320 

September 24 – Social Services Commission – 7 PM – Ken Edwards Center, 2517 4th St.  
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31958

September 25 – National Voter Registration Day – 3 to 6 PM – Main Library

September 25 – Online Photo Editing – 2 PM – Fairview Branch Library

September 26— Urban Forest Task Force — 6:30 PM – Check agenda for location –
Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Portals/UrbanForest/content.aspx?id=18947

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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 September:

https://smpl.org/uploadedFiles/September2018Calendar.pdf

Santa Monica College events:

http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Marketing/Events/Pages/Events-at-a-Glance.aspx

McCabe’s Concerts — 3101 Pico Blvd. —

http://www.mccabes.com/condata.html

Morgan-Wixson Theatre — 2627 Pico Blvd. —

http://www.morgan-wixson.org/

Ruskin Group Theatre — 3000 Airport Avenue —

http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/

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Reminders:

1. City of Santa Monica Government Outreach Customer Service Center:  https://www.smgov.net/sm_go.aspx

2. Policewww.SantaMonicaPD.org
   a. Non-emergency dispatch – 310-458-8491
   b. Neighborhood Resource Officer – Richard Verbeck – Richard.Verbeck@smgov.net
Phone: 424-200-0683
   c. Crime Prevention Officer – Myesha Morrison — Myesha.Morrison@smgov.net
Phone: 310-458-8421
   d. Homeless Liaison Program – Report ongoing homeless-related issues – 310-458-8953
   e. Crime mapping: http://www.crimemapping.com/map/ca/santamonica
   f. SMPD Community Affairs video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFScj6m8k6U&feature=youtu.be

3. Turn in unused or expired medication for safe disposal — A permanent prescription drop-off box is located in front of the Public Safety Facility at 333 Olympic Drive. (It looks similar to a mailbox.) For more information, call SMPD Community Affairs at 310-458-8474.

4. Earthquake 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
 
5. 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

6. Santa Monica Collegewww.smc.edu – 310-434-4000  
    1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405
 
    SMC Police Departmenthttp://www.smc.edu/StudentServices/police/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx
    1718 Pearl Street
    Non-Emergency Calls: (310) 434-4608
    Emergency Calls: (310) 434-4300 or 9-1-1
    Hours: Monday – Thursday, 7 AM to 8 AM.  Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM
    Email: smcpd@smc.edu (Tips or Comments)

7. 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
   b. West Los Angeles — 11361 W. Pico (near Sawtelle) — 888-452-7381

Report sightings of coyotes and other invasive wildlife to the city’s Animal Shelter at shelter@smgov.net or 310-458-8594.