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Friends of Sunset Park — Annual General Membership Meeting
Saturday, May 11 – 1:30 PM
Mt. Olive Church parish hall, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd.
Sunset Park Traffic Management Plan – Thursday, May 2 — 7 PM
Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Center
City staff will show where they plan to install each measure, by street.
- City event calendar: http://calendar.smgov.net/city/eventcalendar.asp
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Through June 15 – Photography exhibit — “Light and Shadow: Capturing Early Santa Monica” – Joint exhibit by the Main Library and the Santa Monica History Museum of the work of seven photographers who recorded the history of the Santa Monica Bay area.
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May 1 – Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall –Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
May 2 – SMMUSD Board of Education – 5:30 PM – Malibu City Hall
Agendas: http://www.smmusd.org/board/meetings.html
Board Notes: http://www.smmusd.org/BoardNotes.pdf
May 2 – Sunset Park Traffic Management Plan – 7 PM – Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Center – City staff will show where they plan to install each measure, by street
May 3, 4, 5 – JAMS/SMASH after school musical — at Lincoln Middle School
May 4 – WalkShop (a walking workshop) – 10 AM – Join city planners on a walking tour of Pico Blvd. to talk about how zoning shapes the boulevard. Meet at the Farmers Market in Virginia Avenue Park. This will be followed by a public hearing at the Planning Commission on May 15.
May 6 – Disabilities Commission – 6:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Portals/AccessibleSM/content.aspx?id=16032
May 6 – Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall Agendas: https://www.smgov.net/departments/pcd/
May 7 — SMC Board of Trustees – 7 PM – Business Bldg, Pico Blvd. at 17th Street — Agenda: http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Pages/Trustees-Meeting-Information.aspx
May 7 – JAMS Orchestra Concert — 7 PM — Samohi’s Barnum Hall
May 7, 14, 28 — “Write Away” Workshop – Noon – Fairview Branch Library
Support and encouragement for all writers
May 1 and 15 – Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall –Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
May 3, 10, 17, 31 – Current events discussion – 1 PM – Fairview Branch Library
May 3, 10, 17, 31 — SMC Planetarium shows – 8 PM – Drescher Hall, Room 223 (near the elevators on the second floor) – For more information, call 310-434-3005 or go to http://www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/Planetarium/Pages/public_shows.aspx — All shows subject to change or cancellation without notice.
May 7 – Community Meeting to discuss changes coming to voting in 2020 – 6 PM – Virginia Avenue Park – In collaboration with the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office, and the Santa Monica City Library and City Clerk
May 8 – Commission on the Status of Women – 7 PM – Ken Edwards Center
Agendas: https://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31919
May 9 – Rent Control Board – 7 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Current_Board_Meetings.aspx
May 10 – 18th Annual Samohi Film Festival – Barnum Hall
May 11 – Classics Book Group: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Amim – 11 AM – Fairview Library
May 13 – Computer Class: Cyber Security Basics – 2 PM – Fairview Library
May 13 – Landmarks Commission – 7 PM – City Hall – Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Landmarks-Commission/
May 14 — 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, Cable Channel 16, and are also streamed at www.YouTube.com/City/TV16SantaMonica
May 14 – Community meeting re design input for 1819 Pico Blvd., 2024 – 19th St., and 2024 – 18th Court – 6:30 PM – Virginia Avenue Park
May 15 — Commission for the Senior Community – 1:30 PM — Ken Edwards Center – Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=53687097196
May 15 – SMMUSD Districtwide Art Show – 5 to 8 PM – Santa Monica Art Studios – 3026 Airport Avenue
May 15 – Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall –
Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
May 16 – Movie Matinee: “Enchanted April” (1992) – 1 PM – Two proper Englishwomen find reprieve from their drab lives and inattentive husbands in the serene countryside of the Italian Riviera. – Fairview Library
May 16 – Housing Commission – 4:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St. Agenda: https://www.santamonica.gov/housing-commission
May 16 – 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
May 16 and 17 – Samohi Spring Dance Showcase – 7 PM – Barnum Hall, Samohi
May 16 – Recreation & Parks Commission — 7:30 PM – City Hall
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31987
May 18 – Community meeting — Development Standards Update for R1 districts (single family homes) – 10 AM — Civic Center East Wing — Similar community meetings will be held on May 21 at 1 PM and May 21 at 7 PM at the same location.
May 20 – Arts Commission – 6:30 PM – Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street –
Agendas: http://www.smgov.net/portals/culture/agendas.aspx
May 20 – Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall Agendas: https://www.smgov.net/departments/pcd/
May 20 — Task Force on the Environment – 7 PM – Patio Rm., Virginia Avenue Park –Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Departments/OSE/Task_Force_on_the_Environment/Task_Force_on_the_Environment.aspx
May 21 – Community meeting re development at 1834, 1840, 1844, and 1848 24th St. – 6:30 PM – Virginia Avenue Park
May 21 – Samohi Bands “Pops” Concert – 7 PM – Barnum Hall
May 22 – Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Movie: “Shoplifter” (2018) – 6:30 PM – Oscar-nominated film in Japanese, with English subtitles – Fairview Branch Library
May 22 — Urban Forest Task Force — 6:45 PM – Multipurpose Room, Main Library Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/Portals/UrbanForest/content.aspx?id=18947
May 25 – Samohi Orchestras “Senior Gala” – Barnum Hall, Samohi
May 28 — 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, Cable Channel 16, and are also streamed at www.YouTube.com/City/TV16SantaMonica
May 29 – JAMS Choral Concert – 7 PM — Samohi
May 29 – Movie: Paris to Pittsburgh – 7 PM — Celebrates how Americans are demanding and developing real solutions in the face of climate change – Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Avenue
May 30 – SMMUSD Board of Education – 4 PM – District Office
Agendas: http://www.smmusd.org/board/meetings.html
Board Notes: http://www.smmusd.org/BoardNotes.pdf
May 30 — City Audit Subcommittee – 6 PM – Training Rm., Civic Center Parking Structure — Agenda: https://www.smgov.net/departments/council/content.aspx?id=53159
May 31 – Samohi Choral Concert – 7 PM – Barnum Hall, Samohi
June 24 — Airport Commission – 7 PM – City Hall – Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/commission/default.aspx?id=45320
TBD –– Social Services Commission – 7 PM – Ken Edwards Center, 2517 4th St.
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/CCS/content.aspx?id=31958
Adult Literacy at the Santa Monica Public Library – Would you like to help someone with their reading and writing? Volunteers are needed to provide free one-on-one tutoring for adults. For more information, go to https://smpl.org/Literacy/
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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 May 2019: https://smpl.org/uploadedFiles/May2019Calendar.pdf
Never miss a library program! Sign up today at www.smpl.org/newsletter to receive a monthly email with program highlights and links to the full Calendar of Events.
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. —
Ruskin Group Theatre — 3000 Airport Avenue —
Opens February 15 – “The Joy Wheel” — directed by Jason Alexander —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. Police – www.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 College – www.smc.edu – 310-434-4000
1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405
SMC Police Department – http://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.
