It is generally acknowledged that the average Santa Monica and Palisades home sale prices are off from their highs two years ago by 24-30%. People would like to know how the current market compares with […]

(NAPSI)—As the summer approaches, it’s time to show the dads and grads in your life that you’re thinking about them with some cool gadgets. Whether it’s relaxing indoors to get out of the heat, doing […]

Educators and parents agree that a solid elementary school education is the cornerstone for subsequent development and achievement. Classroom learning, however, is not enough to ensure academic success given the fact that children spend much […]

Santa Monica resident Paul Pearson was facing several charges after an elaborate police sting of his home-based Wild Electric Custom Car business but now these charges have been dropped. Pearson had been building electric cars […]

Responding to a budget preparation request I made recently, Santa Monica’s Director of Finance has calculated that universal single-payer healthcare would save the City six million dollars a year in employee health-benefit costs. Disclosure: I’m […]

“City Staff scrambles to meet required 5% reduction in department budgets on top of previous 3% reduction.” “Residents worry about safety and services during hard economic times.” These might be headlines in articles about the […]

We are starting to see the summer water picture for California — and it’s looking a lot like the late 1970s. Or, to put it another way, it’s beginning to look a lot like Bolinas […]

Let me say at the top that I like PETA, the animal rights organization. I’m not card-carrying, but if one is a dog owner it’s only logical you’d have some amount of concern about how […]

Dear Editor, My fellow and I realize that Emeritus College, which provides intellectual and creative sustenance to seniors in our community, is experiencing hard financial times. We urge those who are able, to support the […]

There are scores of American cities in Santa Monica’s size class, and thousands and thousands worldwide. But I cannot think of another city, or even country, that periodically hits national, even international news, with quirky […]