August 2008 8-28-2008--SPECIAL REPORT -- Serious Crime Drops Downtown, Shoplifting Soars 8-27-2008--Masked Robber Pleads Not Guilty 8-27-2008--Raggae Rocks Pier Thursday Night 8-25-2008--Suspect Arrested Could be Masked Robber 8-26-2008--OPINION -- SMRR Deeply Committed to Schools 8-26-2008--LETTERS -- Hoover Would Oppose Landmarking "Sham" 8-25-2008--Tenants Hope Late Mayor Can Save Building 8-25-2008 -- WHAT I SAY -- That Other Election 8-22-2008--THE LENS -- Duel 8-22-2008--Exhibit Showcases Top Santa Monica Artists 8-22-2008--Man Injured in Gang-related Shooting Downtown PUBLIC NOTICE -- Jazz on the Lawn Presents Great Local Talent, Right at Home 8-21-2008--Big Blue Bus Rolls Out New “Rapid” Line 8-21-2008--Little Big Man 8-21-2008--The British Invade the Santa Monica Pier Thursday 8-20-2--8--Holding Pattern for Hotels 8-19-2008--OPINION -- Julie Lopez Dad Bids Planning Commission Farewell 8-19-2008--Development Key Issue in Dem Club Recommendations 8-19-2008--Pedaling a Cause 8-18-2008--T” for Traffic 8-18-2008--Long-time Challengers Get Luck of the Draw 8-18-2008--WHAT I SAY -- Spelling SMRR, and Reading It in On the Wall 8-18-2008--LETTERS -- That's not Democracy 8-15-2008--25 Candidate Make Ballot 8-15-2008--Historical Museum Gets Major Contribution 8-15-2008--Jazz on the Lawn Goes Broadway Sunday 8-14-2008--EXTRA!!! Meister Withdraws from School Board Race 8-14-2008--School Board Picks New Lincoln Principal 8-14-2008--The Eclectic Sounds of Three Chanteuse on the Pier Thursday Night 8-12-2008--Treesavers to Hold Candidate Forum Thursday 8-13-2008--SPECIAL REPORT -- Development Agreements on the Rise 8-13-2008--Consumer Watchdog Opposes Black Box 8-13-2008--MUSIC -- Now That’s Entertainment! 8-12-2008--Masked Robber Strikes Again 8-12-2008--State Lawmakers Side with Santa Monica in Battle with FAA 8-11-2008--Escarce Wins Late SMRR Nod 8-11-2008--29 Candidates Submit Papers for Local Races; Most Incumbents Have Qualifie 8-11-2008--WHAT I SAY -- A Political Lull 8-11-2008--OPINION -- Message from the Santa Monica Planning Director Eileen Fogarty 8-7-2008--Tour Showcases Mall Metamorphosis 8-7-2008--Afropop from Zimbabwe and Ghana at the Pier Thursday Night 8-6-2008--VA Housing Plan Gets Boost 8-6-2008--Police Serve Up Fun and Games 8-6-2008--OPINION -- Speech Prepared by Police Chief Tim Jackman for "National Night Out" 8-5-2008--Serious Crime Drops to Record Lows 8-5-2008--Library Mural a Click Away 8-4-2008--SMRR Endorses Genser, Bloom; Escarce, Meister Fall Short for School Board Nod 8-3-2008--Divided SMRR Stays Neutral on RIFT 8-3-2008--WHAT I SAY -- Shoot the Birds? 8-2-2008--EXTRA!!! Shriver to Run for Second Term 8-2-2008-- Another Elderly Victim in String of Westside Robberies 8-2-2008--Jazz on the Lawn Concert Series Jazzifies City Hall Sunday 8-2-2008--PUBLIC NOTICE -- "National Night Out Against Crime" Block Party Tuesday 8-1-2008--EXTRA!!! Fire Captain Arrested for Indecent Exposure 8-1-2008--Shriver Still Undecided 8-1-2008--THE LENS -- Earthquake