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04.24.17 Volume 16 Issue 139
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WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 CONSERVANCY AWARDS ..............PAGE 3 WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD ......PAGE 4 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ................PAGE 5 HOROSCOPES ................................PAGE 10
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Pico pet store Ed Board debates grant Lincoln plans, park funds expands into funding for Samohi students and mobile home park sale taking SMC classes Vidiots location up for Council discussion MARINA ANDALON BY KATE CAGLE
Daily Press Staff Writer
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The quirky pet store on Pico was almost another one of those precious Santa Monica mileposts lost to changing times. Tucked behind the former Vidiots location, the latest local institution to close up shop and move out of the City, Animal SEE PETS PAGE 7
Maggie Cereghino
ARRIVED Walking 2,200 miles across the country from Tennessee to California may seem challenging, but to U.S. Army
The Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Board of Education is considering State grant money to support textbook purchases for high school students dual enrolled in classes at Santa Monica College. The Board discussed uses for the State’s College Readiness Block Grant (CRBG) at their April 20 meeting and decided the money
Veteran Ernesto Rodriguez, it’s nothing compared to the everyday battles of military veterans coping with PTSD. After serving 15 years and four tours of duty, including time in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ernesto was medically discharged due to an injury
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will be used to supplement costs for high school students getting a jump on a college education. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Terry Deloria presented the basic information about the Grant to the Board, explaining the CRBG is a two-step process that requires the board to publicly discuss how the money will be spent and then approve the spending plan at a second meeting. SEE GRANT PAGE 4
sustained while in the U.S. Army. After returning to civilian life, he lost several friends to PTSD-related suicide and even attempted taking his own life. While the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) proves to be a helpful resource, and he works
BY KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
The City Council will reconvene for the second week in a row on April 25 to vote on several ordinances, changes to Lincoln Boulevard south of the I-10, park funding and the ownership of a mobile home park. The Council is likely to pass a full slate of ordinance Tuesday including: an ordinance to ban
very closely with them to this day, he set out on a journey across the country in solidarity with the VA to raise awareness for the increased support that veterans suffering from PTSD need. The distance, 2,200 miles, is in honor of the 22 veterans who
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smoking in the “parklets,” a development agreement with Providence Health System, and a few tweaks to the lobbying rules in Santa Monica. LINCOLN NEIGHBORHOOD CORRIDOR PLAN STREETSCAPE
The Council will consider a plan to improve the physical environment and pedestrian safety on SEE COUNCIL PAGE 6
commit suicide every day. His journey is supported and celebrated by the American Soldier Network and Team RWB, as well as many celebrities and government liaisons. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/Nerdnesto.
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