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KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
Students and teachers who use the Expo Line to commute to Santa Monica College will likely love the planned changes heading to 17th Street as the City looks to add a protected bike lane, more lighting, curb extensions and other improvements for carless commuters. The only problem - many students will have already received their diplomas by the time construction on the project ends. City staff anticipate finishing the project by fall of 2021.
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“Why does it take so long to do something that’s so on message?” Planning Commissioner Richard McKinnon asked at a recent meeting where city staff unveiled the plans. City leadership has signed onto Vision Zero, a commitment to eliminating traffic fatalities. Eight pedestrians and one cyclist were killed by cars in Santa Monica last year. “In a city where people are being killed and people are being injured on the street and people are afraid to walk or ride a bike because of safety issues...it’s just wrong.” Mobility Director Francie
WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ....................PAGE 2 INDIGENOUS ARTISTS PERFORM..PAGE 3 SUSTAINABLE HYDRATION ..........PAGE 4 NASA SCIENTIST AT SMC ..............PAGE 8 MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 9
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Commissioners applaud big changes coming to 17th Street Stefan said the strings attached to Federal funding to help pay for the $7 million streetscape project meant an extra year of planning. “We’d like to see it happen over night as well,” Stefan said. The number of people walking the path between the train stop and the college has skyrocketed by 1600 percent since the Expo Line opened in 2016, according to a city report. Biking along 17th Street is up 82 percent. During the same time frame the number of cars on the street increased 20 percent. SEE STREET PAGE 7
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SMMUSD revises Council to review English Learner annual budget Master Plan report ANGEL CARRERAS
KATE CAGLE
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The Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District voted to approve a revised master plan for English learners, hoping to increase the multilingual proficiency of their students with longterm assessments and skills tracking. The Master Plan for English learners is a stringent set of beliefs and guidelines meant to promote
The state of Santa Monica’s local economy remains strong, but shows signs that the growth may be tapering off, according to a new analysis from the City’s Finance Department. The City’s General Fund forecast shows modest revenue growth amid a changing retail landscape and decreased demand for parking. Average annual growth over the last three
SEE PLAN PAGE 6
SEE BUDGET PAGE 6
Local schools held an art show at the Santa Monica Art Studios last week with support from the Kiwanis Club. Pictured are Malibu High School senior Hunter Pearson with his first place art, Olympic Principal and Olympic art teacher, Ahn Tran showing off a winning student's work and SMASH principal Jessica Riche with SMASH student displaying Citizen Journalist work, along with a reps for this project from the Autry Museum.
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