Entertainment & Arts
I had an aisle-seat view of the Valley last weekend, and it wasn’t pretty.
Oct. 9, 1997
California
Newly elected members Michael Hill, Pam Brady and Brenda Gottfried and incumbent Patricia Hoffman were sworn in as board members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District on Monday night.
Dec. 6, 1990
Television
One of the great advantages to living in the 21st century is that Maria Bamford’s “Lady Dynamite,” a giddy comedy of mental challenges and spiritual optimism, is on TV.
Nov. 17, 2017
Archives
In its annual drive to raise money for medical research, the City of Hope will sponsor a discount furniture sale in Reseda during the next two months.
July 1, 1996
Pam Brady’s topic--prejudice and discrimination--may be complicated, but when she ventures into an elementary school classroom for one of the frequent discussion sessions she leads on the issue, she goes equipped with the simplest of tools.
July 1, 1990
Santa Monica and Malibu city and school officials have teamed up with a handful of nonprofit agencies to form a coalition that aims to reduce violence within their communities, organizers announced.
Jan. 10, 1996
Movies
It’s always nice to see actors of a certain age get an opportunity to strut their stuff — especially when those pensioners include the late Florence Henderson (in her last role) and Pam Grier.
Nov. 9, 2017
Twenty-eight low-income, single parents were honored by Huntington Beach at the second annual Project Self-Sufficiency Recognition Program after completing job training courses or holding down the same job for six months.
July 28, 1990
Books
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA, by Douglas Coupland (ReganBooks / HarperCollins: 284 pp., $24)
April 5, 1998
The divine and unusual comedian Maria Bamford has a brilliant new series, “Lady Dynamite,” premiering Friday on Netflix; as is often the case with comedians who front sitcoms, it has something to do with her actual life.
May 19, 2016