Westside Today Headlines http://www.westsidetoday.com/santa-monica-sun/ Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 en-us Copyright 2013, Westside Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/WEJAf7uzfGg/swim-to-save-lives.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9454/swim-to-save-lives.html Fri, 17 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Now in its third year, LA Tri Club’s Coast 2 Coast Swim Challenge (C2C) is a unique aquatic charity event held to heighten awareness of drowning, the leading cause of death of children 14 and younger in California and to combat this problem locally by raising funds to provide free swim instruction for under-served LA kids.On Sunday, June 2, 2013 5:30am – 6:00pm, swimmers of all ages and abilities will unite in a marathon of lap swimming at the Culver City Plunge, 4175 Overland Avenue in Culv...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9454/swim-to-save-lives.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/SA2pabXn5xI/share-s-60th-denim.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9457/share-s-60th-denim.html Fri, 17 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 The gala featured cocktails, live and silent auction, sit-down dinner and entertainment by the Grammy Award winning R B band The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards. The Temptations performed a medley of their hits -- “My Girl”, “Just My Imagination” and “Get Ready”-- with John Byner serving as emcee and the fabulous dancing SHARE LADIES also performing. Celebrity guests included Nigel Lythgoe, Yakov Smirnoff, Robert Davi, Ryan O’Neal, Laura San Giacomo, Norm Crosby, Ka...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9457/share-s-60th-denim.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/9qFbfXYv_EE/-sailing-into-spring.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9440/-sailing-into-spring.html Wed, 15 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Redondo Beach, Ca. --, Senior Comedy Afternoons will be producing it’s “Sailing Into Spring” A Nautical Comedy Revue and Luncheon May 19th at The Reef Restaurant On the Water in their Harborview Ballroom located at 880 South Harbor Scenic Drive. Doors Open at Noon for Lunch Showtime is 1:15 There is a dock adjacent and slips are available from Harbor Light Landing should you want to park your boat outside!Headlining our show will be Emmy award- winning comedienne and writer Monica Piper, w...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9440/-sailing-into-spring.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/LZnH1oAyEj4/rabbi-miriam-e-hamrell.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9427/rabbi-miriam-e-hamrell.html Sat, 11 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Rabbi Miriam E. Hamrell was honored by councilman Zev Yaroslavsky at a gala held on May 4, 2013 in Los Angeles. This award was granted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles for, "Ten years of service as a motivational leader, teacher and founder of Ahavat Torah synagogue" and signed by Zev Yaroslavsky. She holds the unique and distinguished honor of being the first and only Israeli born and raised woman to head an American Jewish congregation for the past ten years....http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9427/rabbi-miriam-e-hamrell.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/KmbHetmsf2k/safety-tips-for-tweens.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9420/safety-tips-for-tweens.html Fri, 10 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 I’m the type of person who talks to strangers on the street, at the grocery store…wherever. So, warning my daughter about “Stranger Danger” a popular public service salve won’t work in our household. “Mom, WTF…” I imagined my tween asking as I tell her to “do as I say not as I do”… constantly… and often to her embarrassment.Then, I read about the salvation of the three women who had been held captive for a decade in the home of a deranged Cleveland criminal and I though...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9420/safety-tips-for-tweens.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/hjxGqIosuz0/henry-waxman-background-checks.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9425/henry-waxman-background-checks.html Fri, 10 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Congressman Henry Waxman just sent out another missive on his campaign listserv. Instead of taking on the Republican leadership for "denying science" about "climate change", Waxman slammed United States Senators who had voted against the "background checks" legislation, a bipartisan effort from Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia)."Dear Friend, "Last month, a group of Senators voted to filibuster bipartisan legislation that would e...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9425/henry-waxman-background-checks.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/AoC9DBBI17Y/facing-forward-toward-mother.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9417/facing-forward-toward-mother.html Thu, 09 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Local charity Face Forward which provides pro bono reconstructive surgery for women and children fleeing abusive relationships is using Mother's Day to create a unique fundraiser. Face Forward is asking everyone to donate a dollar to the organization in honor of every women you love. Donate five dollars and honor a best friend, a sibling and maybe even a daughter -- it's a good cause and a heck of a lot better than a rubber chicken dinner.For more information on the charity: www.FaceForwardLA....http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9417/facing-forward-toward-mother.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/ATwC-LhqSQ0/yes-hillary-it-makes.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9418/yes-hillary-it-makes.html Thu, 09 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took "full responsibility" for the Benghazi security breach, which lead to four deaths, including US Ambassador Christopher Stevens.While answering questions about what she knew, and why the failure of security which misjudged the attacks from US Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), she made a fool of herself, dismissing the concerns of lawmakers. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel provided the f...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9418/yes-hillary-it-makes.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/QqCP0sKeTcg/laurie-nussbaum-joins-fountainview.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9415/laurie-nussbaum-joins-fountainview.html Wed, 08 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Laurie Nussbaum, a longtime member of the Los Angeles Jewish community, has been named Director of Marketing for Fountainview at Gonda Westside, the future luxury continuing care retirement community (CCRC) coming to Playa Vista.As head of the on-site marketing team, Nussbaum will coordinate marketing, sales and outreach to introduce The Los Angeles Jewish Home’s newest continuing care community and serve as liaison for prospects, depositors, design consultants and community members during its...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9415/laurie-nussbaum-joins-fountainview.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/IJN-fS-OqSs/czech-that-film-fest.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9413/czech-that-film-fest.html Wed, 08 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Czech That Film festival will kick off in Los Angeles on Friday, May 10 at 7:30 pm with screening of the Flower Buds (Poupata), winner of four Czech Lions. The screening will take place at the Billy Wilder Theater (10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles). The opening night will feature a special guest, the highly acclaimed Czech director Zdeněk Jiráský, who will be available after the screening for a QA session. The screening will be followed by After-party opened to all ticket holders at the Itali...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9413/czech-that-film-fest.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/FAnFQidPPVU/confirmation-for-why-the.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9402/confirmation-for-why-the.html Mon, 06 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 The Republican Party is facing soul-searching following the crushing loss in 2012. Should the party be more "Gay Friendly"? Should the party move to the center on key social issues, like abortion and gun control? The Republican Party has turned into a tired bastion of rich, old, white men who control Wall Street and contort national policy to suit their minute yet elite interests.And then there's the "Hispanic vote". If only Romney spoke more Spanish, did not say "self-d...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9402/confirmation-for-why-the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/ukB8h0om8X0/los-angeles-diaper-drive.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9396/los-angeles-diaper-drive.html Fri, 03 May 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Los Angeles Diaper Drive is a non-profit organization that distributes approximately a million diapers a year to low-income families throughout Los Angeles through partnerships with community agencies. Since 2005, more than 33,000 families have benefited from The Los Angles Diaper Drive (LADD). LADD partner agencies use the diapers as an incentive to encourage low-income parents into parenting, life skills, GED prep and other life-improving classes. Our partners report that attendance doubles a...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9396/los-angeles-diaper-drive.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/USPOABVsxZU/the-library-and-legacies.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9383/the-library-and-legacies.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Since President since Herbert Hoover, former chief executives have placed their imprint on history through their own libraries. President George W. Bush (Bush 43) certified his own at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.Presidents, past and present, commemorated the event with small talk and highlights of Bush ‘43’’s administration. Jimmy Carter celebrated Bush’s aid for AIDS in Africa. Handicapped and ailing, Father Bush shared a few words to congratulate his son (only the se...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9383/the-library-and-legacies.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/_gyKl83ZLfI/another-game-maker-comes.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9379/another-game-maker-comes.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Cloud Imperium Games, led by Chris Roberts, has opened an office in Santa Monica to help create Roberts' new space sim game, Star CitizenT. The new office in Santa Monica will be part of a distributed development approach for Star Citizen that spans from Montreal to Austin, Texas to the Los Angeles area. "I'm a big believer in utilizing small, very focuseddevelopment groups," says Roberts. "Each studio is working on key features of the game. In Santa Monica we're working on some o...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9379/another-game-maker-comes.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/YlHVqamw7N0/how-to-take-california.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9377/how-to-take-california.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Here's a positive agenda to take California from "worst to first":1. Give cities, counties, and school districts freedom to negotiate labor costs pensions and benefits. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's 2011 "Act 10" reforms would be a good start: paycheck protection for public employees, plus restricting collective bargaining to wages.2. Pension reform is a must, yet already the state legislature is planning on going backwards. Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) introduced AB 160, w...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9377/how-to-take-california.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/xjzhDaeJwUU/city-seeks-community-participation.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9373/city-seeks-community-participation.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 On Thursday, May 2nd, the City of Santa Monica will hold a Community Outreach Workshop 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium East Wing to get feedback for the Woodlawn Cemetery, Mortuary and Mausoleum Commemorative Wall, which will recognize Santa Monicans who served in the military (all branches)and perished while on active duty during war time. Although the City has already collected the names of over 90 people, this workshop is a first opportunity to reach out to local veteran...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9373/city-seeks-community-participation.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/4VFB7tbUhh0/a-26-2-tributte.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9367/a-26-2-tributte.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 As my family, friends and I watched and read news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings, we wiped away tears and wondered what we could do. On Sunday, April 21, 2013 a group of friends from throughout Los Angeles ran a marathon relay through the streets Los Angeles, "in the hope of putting a little light out into the world," said one of the event organizers, Stephen Saux. "We ran for those who didn't get to finish. We ran for those who may never run again and to sending our ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9367/a-26-2-tributte.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/3fBXqdv-mRk/city-year-los-angeles.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9359/city-year-los-angeles.html Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 City Year Los Angeles’ third annual “Spring Break: Destination Education” fundraiser last night raised $1.3 million to support the work of their 275 AmeriCorps members who serve as tutors, mentors and role models to more than 4,000 students who are at risk of dropping out of school. City Year Los Angeles is an education-focused, nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. In the 2011-2012 school year, 91 percent of teac...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9359/city-year-los-angeles.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/_jg9BifSYkA/carry-the-plastic-bag.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9356/carry-the-plastic-bag.html Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 While writing about local, state, and federal issues affecting the Santa Monica Bay, I also offer my time and services to advocate for a flimsy, polyurethane friend of mine. Since he cannot type or speak for himself, I write for him. State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Santa Monica) would understand, since he speaks for those who have no voice: the animals. Today, I write on behalf of another creation, the plastic bag, and their spokesman, Carry."My name is Carry, and I am a plastic bag. Today, I am all...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9356/carry-the-plastic-bag.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/GkzWxnE5m3w/truth-and-the-right.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9341/truth-and-the-right.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Recently, I contacted a local writer about Republicans in Santa Monica, then I shared with him about impressing Congressman Waxman to move on behalf of our veterans, as Waxman has supposedly represented the Brentwood VA ever since he entered Congress.His response did not address “homeless veterans”, but his previous connections with the Congressman. Then he added:YOU, sadly, are on the wrong side of history politically. At least it gives you something to write about.This argument from libera...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9341/truth-and-the-right.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/yiT_GEVTf7c/tom-greer-joins-newman.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9328/tom-greer-joins-newman.html Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Newman Garrison + Partners (NG+P), an architectural firm with 25 years of experience based in Newport Beach, Calif., has hired Tom Greer as director of architecture.Greer has over 30 years of creative design experience in all phases of architecture, master and specific planning, 3D visualization, graphic design and marketing. Prior to joining NG+P, Greer was the director of architecture with Graham Downes Architecture, a multi-disciplinary design firm in San Diego, where he worked with mixed-use...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9328/tom-greer-joins-newman.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/Sz6GtQ6tC9g/acidic-hits-the-road.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9326/acidic-hits-the-road.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 ACIDIC, which consists of lead singer and guitarist Michael Gossard, bassist Ted Dubrawski and drummer Matt Whitaker, released their fourth full-length, 10-track album Copper Man last month. The band teamed up with producer John Ryan of Chicago Kid Productions (Ryan has worked with Santana, Lynrd Skynrd and Styx among others). “This album is the album we’ve been wishing and praying for. We love playing these songs. This was a pure collaboration of the whole band, a labor of love between thr...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9326/acidic-hits-the-road.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/hy5KukDHZV8/new-multiple-sclerosis-study.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9317/new-multiple-sclerosis-study.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Multiple Sclerosis, (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that affects the brain’s ability to send and receive signals thus compromising its patients’ balance, memory, vision and other functions. Researchers have long known that pregnancy affords female MS patients a precipitous drop in symptoms during the last half of gestation.Could this benefit be extended to people who are not pregnant? Researchers are working to find out if this is possible – and reade...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9317/new-multiple-sclerosis-study.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/JgdSNG5BRFQ/burn-fitness-core-exercise.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9322/burn-fitness-core-exercise.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 Tom Williams is the owner of Burn Fitness—one of the best ranked gyms in Santa Monica—and the creator of Fatburn.com—an easy to use, fat-loss program that not only works but also teaches you how to eat correctly. His Saturday morning aerobic class is a combination of plyometrics, weights and cardio drills delivered in 90-second bursts with 15 second rests between each exercise. In other words—it’s a really hard class, but the results are incredible. As mentioned in my last column (see ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9322/burn-fitness-core-exercise.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaMonicaSun-WestsideToday/~3/ks02TldZ2lw/two-friends-on-a.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9340/two-friends-on-a.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:48:09 -0700 On Sunday, March 17, two longtime friends and law enforcement colleagues met up in the dark A.M. hours to join several thousand others at Dodger Stadium. The occasion?…To run the largest marathon on the west coast - the Los Angeles Marathon – from the stadium all the way to the sea, and do it to raise funds for charity. Scotty Devereaux ran for the Foundation for Second Chances, while Alex Fernandez ran for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and the L.A. Phantoms b...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m4-9340/two-friends-on-a.html