August 1, 2026
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The Santa Monica Place parking structure on 2nd Street.

Taking a Look at Downtown Santa Monica Parking:

Back in 2002, Santa Monica’s City Council conceptually approved the Downtown Parking Task Force’s recommended strategic plan to retrofit, rebuild, and add parking resources in the Downtown area over a ten-year period. The plan’s implementation […]

Paul Cummins

Suggestion for Obama: Close 50 Military Bases:

Dear President Obama, I have a suggestion: why don’t you close down 50 US Military bases on foreign soil over the next five years – assuming you’re re-elected in 2012. Said reduction of 50 bases […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Recession-Proof Giving for the Holidays:

I doubt that anybody is planting their blinking reindeer out in the front yard timed to when I write my annual column about sensible holiday gifts, but here it is anyway. If anything I’m a […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

California Focus: Brown’s Biggest Task:

Back in his very first term, Gov.-elect Jerry Brown often used clichés old and new to make his points. University professors who sought pay raises didn’t need them as much as some other people because […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

Who Wants a Fight? On Thursday, Dec. 2, at 2:40 p.m., officers happened to be on patrol around the area of Sixth Street and Santa Monica Boulevard when they witnessed a young man walk up […]

“Shadow Inventory” and Future Home Prices:

MICHAEL EDLEN, REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT A prospective homebuyer asked whether I would agree that it made sense for him to wait longer before purchasing a Santa Monica home. His question was based on a recent […]