Volume 13, NO. 3
A P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E C I T Y O F S A N T A M O N I C A |
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WE’RE
LIGHTING UP
THE HOLIDAYS FOR YOU!
This
holiday season, forget the sleigh! On Tuesday, November 22, in true
Southern California fashion, Santa officially arrives in Downtown Santa
Monica via convertible to get the 2005 holiday season “in gear.”
Accompanied by emcees Mark and Kim of KOST 103.5 radio, Santa’s road
trip to the best holiday venue in Southern California
travels down Route 66 beginning at 10 a.m., and comes to a grand finish
on the Third Street Promenade at noon!
Santa will be the first to view the Promenade’s new
Winterlit décor, featuring large, bright green trees illuminated
with hundreds of colored lights and set on white snow peaks. Winterlit
2005 will glow with subtle color and classic winter scenery sure to
delight shoppers of all ages! And throughout the city, the focus is on
families,
with entertainment and activities to celebrate all that makes the
holiday season in sunny California so unique!
▲ Friday, December 2, 5 to 9 p.m., Montana Avenue
sparkles and so can you! Enjoy live music, delicious treats and a unique
shopping experience as you walk the
length of the avenue from 7th to 17th. You’re sure to find gifts they’ll
love on Montana, and restaurants to satisfy your hunger pangs when the
shopping’s done. Visit
www.montanaave.com to find out what else is happening for the holidays.
▲ Saturday, December 3, 6 to 9 p.m., it’s a “Miracle
On Main Street” for the whole family, with a tree-lighting ceremony,
caroling, a window decorating contest (with prizes for judges as well as
merchants) food, fun and Santa! Log on to
www.mainstreetsm.com for
details.
See page 6 for more family-friendly events and activities in Santa
Monica this holiday season or click on the holiday lights icon at
www.smgov.net.
(See page 6 for more family-friendly events and activities n Santa Monica this holiday season or click on the holiday lights icon at www.smgov.net)
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LONG-RANGE COUNCIL
MAJOR
MATTERS EXPECTED TO COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER
JANUARY
The long-range nature of this list means that some items may not be heard in the month originally scheduled, as new matters emerge and agendas are re-worked. No item will come to Council before the date originally published. Also available on-line at www.smgov.net. |
Portraits of a Neighborhood
Join us on Sunday, December
4 for the Grand Opening
of the new Virginia Avenue Park
On Saturday, November 12, the Pico Farmers’ Market returned to its old, but newly redesigned home in Virginia Avenue Park at 2200 Virginia Avenue. Following two years of extensive construction and renovation, the park is open to the public, and the Saturday market is once again offering fresh, locally-grown produce and other goods in the Pico neighborhood. In anticipation of Virginia Avenue Park’s scheduled Grand Opening Festival on Sunday, December 4, the market's homecoming was used to begin crafting "Portraits of Our Neighborhood," a theme that will be carried through the grand opening.
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Local kids work on portrait of Felix Escobar |
Park visitors brought photos of themselves, their family and friends
taken at Virginia Avenue Park over the past 30 years, for incorporation
into photo murals that will be on display at the grand opening. A CityTV
crew also videotaped visitors’ memories of the park, to be aired on
Cable Channel 16 from November 15 to December 5.
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Farmers’
Market fresh produce draws |
Because on-site parking is
limited, Virginia Avenue Park visitors are encouraged to
walk, bicycle or park free at the Santa Monica College parking lot at
16th Street
and Pico and take the free shuttle to the park. For more information
about the Grand Opening Festival and the farmers’ market, visit
vapark.smgov.net.
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NEW MAIN LIBRARY GRAND OPENING: January 7, 2006
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A BRIGHTER VIEW FOR NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET
As the new year rolls into view,
so does the city’s budget for the fiscal year
2006-07, which must be adopted by City Council next June. While the
city’s
financial picture is much brighter than it was just a year ago,
maintaining a
balance between the costs of providing services, facilities and programs
to
benefit the community and the revenues that support them is always a
delicate
task given the range of demands on the city’s resources.
Those who live and work in Santa Monica can help the City Council and
city
staff as they begin planning for 2006-07, by submitting suggestions and
identifying
the services, programs and projects they believe are essential to the
city’s continued progress and those that are less important. Members of
the
public may participate in the public budget hearing at the January 24
Council
meeting beginning at 6:45 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, by
mail
(attn: City Council, 1685 Main Street, Room 209, Santa Monica 90401), by
fax (310-917-6640) or on-line (click on the "Budget Suggestions" link on
the
Home Page at www.smgov.net).
SOLID WASTE 2006 HOLIDAY COLLECTION SCHEDULE
The City of Santa Monica’s Solid Waste Division will observe the following holidays in 2006. Residential trash and recycling collection services will not occur on these days:
New Year’s Day (observed) Monday, January 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 16 Presidents’ Day Monday, February 20 Memorial Day Monday, May 29 Independence Day Tuesday, July 4 Labor Day Monday, September 4 Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 24 Christmas Day Monday, December 25
Normally scheduled residential collections that fall on
these holidays will be made the next
day. For example, Monday collections will occur on Tuesday, Tuesday
collections
on Wednesday, and so forth. Street sweeping will not occur on the
holidays;
however, the normal schedule will resume the following week.
For more information, contact the Solid Waste Division at (310) 458 -2223.