COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEF:
Santa Monica Rent Control in it’s 30th YearApril 10 will signify the 30th anniversary of Santa Monica Rent Control. Rent control was created during the late 70’s when Santa Monica experienced a huge boom in […]
Survey Finds Traffic And Homelessness Rank as Top Resident Concerns:
The City of Santa Monica periodically conducts surveys of its residents to find out their concerns and to gauge how the City is responding to their needs. Goodwin Simon Victoria Research conducted the latest survey […]
Villaraigosa Talks Budget With Neighborhoods:
At an April 6 town hall meeting on the Los Angeles City budget for 2009-2010, those in attendance heard a constant reminder from the man answering the questions, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: “Shared responsibility and shared […]
New Mexican Superport, Threat or Boon?:
The doomsayers contend a new superport Mexico plans to build on the coast of Baja California about 180 miles south of San Diego means the end of commercial success for California and the elimination of […]
Or We Could Legalize Sobriety:
In his column in the Miami Herald last week, Leonard Pitts Jr. opens with a simple statement: “Maybe we should legalize drugs.” He doesn’t have to be more specific in what he’s asking for because […]
Letters to the Editor:
Open letter to Governor Schwarzenegger,As we approach Earth Day 2009, it is appropriate and timely to now write this letter to you. After all, you are a champion of fighting global warming, and you would […]
A Simple Solution to Complex Taxes:
As the April 15 tax deadline nears, millions of Americans, myself included, are simply overwhelmed by the complexity of our Byzantine Federal Tax Code, which at last count was at 61,000 pages in print and […]
Trees, Education Funding, and Exercise on Medians Top Council Agenda:
The Santa Monica City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, April 7, at which community turnout was relatively low, with the council chambers filling to less than half capacity. Many stakeholders who showed up […]
Marianne Wiggins Out of the Shadows:
This year’s Santa Monica CityWide Reads selection, The Shadow Catcher, by Marianne Wiggins, has a strong following. The Main Library’s auditorium was packed as Wiggins talked about her book, an unusual novel with parallel stories […]
baseball roundup:
Palisades High has been the dominant team in Western League baseball in recent years but Venice, with a 7-0 non-league record, appeared to be the favorite this season.However, when the teams played at the end […]
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