Abbott Kinney Festival

Anyone going to the Abbott Kinney Festival today? Post links to your pics if you do go. We'll be the one's with the twins.

LA Times talks about Mar Vista

Intriguing article about Mar Vista and the architectural 'renaissance' happening these days. Good or bad? I like it.

Listen to the city council on your phone!

Discovered while searching for the LA city council's website...

COUNCILPHONE

A dial-up system which allows the public to listen to live coverage of the Los Angeles City Public Meetings from any phone. The numbers below may be used from any location, not just in Los Angeles. Dial up and listen in.

Use the numbers below:

Downtown (213) 621-CITY
San Pedro (310) 547-CITY
West Los Angeles (310) 471-CITY
Van Nuys (818) 904-9450

Venice Boulevard Upgrade

On Venice Boulevard, between Grand View and Centinela (see map) - deemed the 'pilot region', the community council, city of LA and CalTrans are working on upgrading the median.

Here are the choices of how it will be done. These choices were voted on by attendees to the first Farmer's Market in August.

Not sure what the results were/are because the MVCC haven't upgraded their site with minutes from their meeting on 8/8/06 - only the agenda. Anyone know the result?

C.R.A.A.P: Santa Monica

Concerned Residents Against Air Pollution express their reasoning behind increased traffic on the Westside - jets flying into Santa Monica Airport - in the Letters section of the LA Times (9/2/06).

Jetairpollution.com - CRAAP's official site

Economics causing a Westside boom and traffic nightmare with Mar Vista as the throughway. See article in LA Times from last month.

Santa Monica Public Beach Club

Support Santa Monica's public beach club at 415 Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica with Friends of 415.