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August 10, 2022 Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & California Senator, Ben Allen
Evan Meyer welcomes California State Senator, Ben Allen on this episode of Meyerside Chats. Interested in any of the civic topics below? Please tune in to Meyerside Chats on the Santa Monica Daily Press
1 hr 15 min
August 10, 2022 The Dive: Meet the principals
Follow Marae Cruce at @SamohiPrincipal on Twitter to see goings on at Santa Monica High School, and Antonio Shelton at @DrAShelton as he takes on his new role as executive director of secondary education for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. As always, Emily Sawicki can be found at @emily_sawicki.
46 min
August 09, 2022 Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & the BraverAngels - Randy Lioz & John Wood
BraverAngels.org is a nonprofit dedicated to political depolarization. The organization runs workshops, debates, and other events where "red" (conservative) and "blue" (liberal) participants attempt to better understand one another's positions and discover their shared values. Its mission is to bring Americans together to bridge the partisan divide and strengthen our democratic republic.
1 hr 2 min
August 02, 2022 The Dive: A review of Santa Monica
Businesses mentioned in this episode:
Pro Sup: 4175 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, 310-989-4350, https://www.prosupshop.com/
Marina Food Trucks: Parking Lot #11, 14101 Panay Way, https://visitmdr.com/events/beach-eats
Bagel Nosh: 1629 Wilshire Blvd, 310-451-8771, https://www.bagelnoshdeli.com/
TSNY Los Angeles: Santa Monica Pier, 310-394-5800, https://losangeles.trapezeschool.com/
Pacific Park: Santa Monica Pier, 310-260-8744, https://pacpark.com/
Santa Monica Pier: http://www.santamonicapier.org/.
Soda Jerks: Santa Monica Pier, 310-393-SODA (7632), http://sodajerksusa.com/
The Galley: 2442 Main Street, 310-452-1934, https://www.thegalleyrestaurant.net/
Go Get Em Tiger: 930 Montana Ave, https://gget.com/visit
Cayton Children’s Museum: 395 Santa Monica Pl Suite 374 Level 3, 424-416-8320, https://www.caytonmuseum.org/
Sand N Surf: 3rd Street Promenade, https://sandnsurfsm.com/
Marugame Udon: 2029 Sawtelle Blvd, 424-317-2222, https://www.marugameudon.com/locations/sawtelle/
Randy’s Donuts: 829 Wilshire Blvd, 42-231-7321, https://randysdonuts.com/
Benny’s Tacos: 915 Wilshire Blvd #1811, 310-451-0200, bennystacos.com
Perry’s: 2400 Ocean Front Walk, 310-452-7609, https://perryscafe.com/
Boba Tea & Me: 1328 Wilshire Blvd, 310-906-9914, bobateaandme.com
15 min
July 30, 2022 Reporter's Notebook: A healthy raise for educators
Matt and Emily talk teacher salaries, write-in candidates and what is going on with rent control in Santa Monica (that last one is still to be determined...)
13 min
July 23, 2022 Reporter's Notebook: Gun control and political maneuvers
Matt and Emily discuss new gun control legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in Santa Monica on Friday and Emily gives a sneak peek at next Saturday's feature story about our local mountain lions. Plus: How much is too much to pay for a bowl of mac & cheese on the Pier?
16 min
July 16, 2022 Reporter's Notebook: Farewell, Clara!
A bittersweet Reporter's Notebook this week as we bid adieu to reporter Clara Harter. Hear about Clara's time with the newspaper and some of her best reporting, plus tricks of the trade. Follow along with Clara's burgeoning career by following her on Twitter at @_ClaraHarter. We will miss you!
19 min
July 13, 2022 The Dive: Hope after a "hopeless" mental health diagnosis
In this episode of The Dive, Daily Press Reporter Clara speaks to the remarkable mother son duo Garrett Shaw and Cynthia Sirota about how they worked as a team to overcome 26 hospitalizations and a “helpless” mental illness diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder. Now they both help run support groups and teach classes at the West LA chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI WLA) and have dedicated their lives to helping other individuals and families battling mental illness. They table for NAMI WLA at the Pico Farmers Market in Virginia Avenue Park on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. They will next be at the market on July 23. Resources mentioned in the episode:
NAMI support groups: https://namila.org/supportgroups/
NAMI peer and family mental health classes: https://namila.org/classes/
Ending the Silence Program: https://namila.org/ending-the-silence/
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center 24/7 Helpline: 877-727-4747
LA County Department of Mental Health Crisis 24/7 Hotline: 800-854-7771.
The NAMI Crisis Text Line: text NAMI to 741741.
NAMI Warm Line: 310-889-7200
45 min
July 09, 2022 Reporter's Notebook: What to do with a moldy school?
In this week's episode of The Reporter's Notebook, Emily discusses Santa Monica's specific voting patterns in the primary elections and Clara talks about what local measures may appear on the November ballot. Emily also discusses where the school district plans to send the 200+ students from John Muir Elementary School in the fall as the building is closed due to mold. Plus, exciting news regarding MLB All Star activities on the Pier and new restaurant openings.
23 min
June 28, 2022 Meyerside Chats: David White
Evan Meyer welcomes David White on this edition of Meyerside Chats. Interested in any of the civic topics below? Please tune in to Meyerside Chats on the Santa Monica Daily Press.
1 hr 5 min