Julie Rusk

City of Santa Monica

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Assistant Director for Community and Cultural Services for the City of Santa Monica

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Santa Monica has sandy beaches on a sparkling ocean and lots of people with lots of money.

Santa Monica City Asks Residents: Are You Happy?

Santa Monica has sandy beaches on a sparkling ocean and lots of people with lots of money.

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Six months ago last Friday, 20 school children and six adults were gunned down at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Monica.

Newtown, Connecticut and Santa Monica, California

Six months ago last Friday, 20 school children and six adults were gunned down at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Monica.

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