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Santa Monica College begins classes today MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
Students at Santa Monica College (SMC) return to class on Aug. 28 and officials are aware of the pending traffic crunch. To help neighbors with the issue, the SMC Police Chief and the Vice President of Student Services will be available to meet with residents during the first week of school during the peak traffic hour of 7 – 8 a.m., on Pearl Street and 20th Street to discuss their concerns. While officials will be happy to listen, they have taken some preemptive measures to address problems. “One of the things we do, is we put people at peak times at Pearl and 20th and 17th and Pearl,” said SMC Police Chief Johnnie Adams. “We have people directing traffic but we also have a campaign of
sustainability. We’re telling students to use Metro and the school pays for Big Blue Bus for our students to take alternative options. There are a lot of educational campaigns in that regards with our sustainability office.” According to SMC about 50 percent of the school’s 32,000 students take advantage of the bus system. They have more than 1,000 students using the train and a couple of hundred riding the Breeze Bikeshare program. All told, SMC said almost 70 percent of students arrive without driving themselves. “We have a free website that staff and students can use to help them find the best commute to campus,” said SMC spokeswoman Grace Smith. “We have two car rideshare companies that have vehicles SEE SMC PAGE 6
Free Pier events continue after TCS conclusion MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
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The City partnered with Downtown Santa Monica Inc. to bring temporary artwork to Third Street Promenade. See Page 3 for more information.
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According to the calendar, Summer doesn’t end until Sept. 22 but all the signs of autumn are showing in Santa Monica. Schools is back in session, the Twilight Concert series is over and the occasional jacket is appearing after dark. However, just because the days are getting shorter doesn’t mean the opportunities for outdoor entertainment are dwindling as well and the Santa Monica Pier has a busy schedule of fall fun in keeping with its tradition as a community resource. “Events have been a key part of what draws people to the Pier since the 1980’s,” said the Pier’s Deputy Director Jim Harris. “After the Pier suffered extensive damage during
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the storms of 1983, many people assumed that the Pier was closed altogether. The City of Santa Monica funded a series of events called “Save the Pier Week” in order to draw people to the Pier and let them know that it was, indeed, still up and running. From those early events dawned the realization that the Pier is a wonderful event space, and in 1985 the now-iconic Twilight Dance Series (renamed Twilight Concert Series in 2012) was born.” TCS ended its eight-week run earlier this month and the future of the concert series will be debated at upcoming meetings of the Pier Corporation and City Council but the concerts are just one part of the free outdoor programming. SEE PIER PAGE 6
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