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.
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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.
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.
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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
http://calendar.smgov.net/city/eventcalendar.asp
http://smpl.org/Programs_and_Events.aspx
Library Calendar of Events for April:
http://smpl.org/uploadedFiles/Library/Programs_and_Events/April2015Calendar.pdf
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
http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/
http://www.mccabes.com/condata.html
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.