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Santa Monica Resumes Auditing of Human Services Grants
After being put on pause for almost four years, Santa Monica will once again have its Human Services Grant Program audited.
Blood Donations Are Down. Help Ease the Shortage This Sunday in Santa Monica
As the nation is in the throes of a blood shortage, The United Methodist Church at 1008 Eleventh Street in Santa Monica (90403), will host a much-needed blood drive this Sunday, April 28, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Simkins Hall. Every donation will be much appreciated.
Westside Education Workers Mobilize for New Contracts at UCLA and SMMUSD
This week, education workers’ unions in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) and UCLA are bargaining for new contracts. Both units, belonging to SEIU Local 99 and AFSCME 3299 respectively, represent education and service workers. Parents and students have joined the locals at their rallies and school board meetings to signal support for the workers’ demands.
CicLaVia Holds 51st Open Street Event on the Westside’s Venice Blvd.
Under a bright blue sky on the Westside, CicLAVia was a hit yet again. Almost six miles of Venice Boulevard was closed to cars from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, allowing bikers, pedestrians, and those riding alternative modes of transportation to fill the streets at the 51st CicLaVia event.
Santa Monica Resumes Auditing of Human Services Grants
After being put on pause for almost four years, Santa Monica will once again have its Human Services Grant Program audited.
Blood Donations Are Down. Help Ease the Shortage This Sunday in Santa Monica
As the nation is in the throes of a blood shortage, The United Methodist Church at 1008 Eleventh Street in Santa Monica (90403), will host a much-needed blood drive this Sunday, April 28, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Simkins Hall. Every donation will be much appreciated.
Westside Education Workers Mobilize for New Contracts at UCLA and SMMUSD
This week, education workers’ unions in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) and UCLA are bargaining for new contracts. Both units, belonging to SEIU Local 99 and AFSCME 3299 respectively, represent education and service workers. Parents and students have joined the locals at their rallies and school board meetings to signal support for the workers’ demands.
CicLaVia Holds 51st Open Street Event on the Westside’s Venice Blvd.
Under a bright blue sky on the Westside, CicLAVia was a hit yet again. Almost six miles of Venice Boulevard was closed to cars from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, allowing bikers, pedestrians, and those riding alternative modes of transportation to fill the streets at the 51st CicLaVia event.