Are we Californians a bunch of drunken sailors? Even if very few of us get any closer to the ocean’s surface than sitting on a sandy beach, that’s what we’ve acted like for the last […]

Songwriter John Prine has a tune about the simple fact that, despite denials by the industry, the audio on TV commercials is always louder than the volume of the programming content… assuming you can find […]

Your opinion story from the Chamber of Commerce about the Residents’ Initiative to Fight Traffic demands a response. The Chamber and City Hall have done absolutely nothing to deal with traffic congestion. If the Chamber […]

I presented the opposition to Santa Monica College’s (SMC) Measure AA to the Democratic Club. I am an 18-year SMC employee representing the Bond Fatigue Committee (BondFatigueCommittee.com). Measure AA is not about “education,” it is […]

Santa Monica firefighters assembled outside the City’s four fire stations on September 11 to commemorate the public safety workers and thousands of civilians who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. […]

As the November 4 elections draw closer, several local organizations are holding forums (and one mixer) to enable the electorate to see the candidates face-to-face, and in some cases to pose questions. Herewith, a listing […]

Sometimes the items on the City Council’s run-of-the-mill “consent calendar” can be as interesting as the more fully debated agenda items. The meeting on Tuesday night, September 16, at which the Council considered Planning Commission […]

It’s been a year since the term “Treesavers” came into Santa Monica’s vocabulary. The group was formed on September 12, 2007 in response to the City’s plan to remove and/or relocate over 50 ficus trees […]

The 2008 Sustainable City Report Card, which includes a set of goals to ensure the long-term sustainability of our local economy, environment, and quality of life, was released today, September 18, and the news was […]