LUCE Consideration Continues:
The City Council continued its consideration of the Strategy Framework for the Land Use and Circulation Elements (LUCE) of the City Plan at its July 16 meeting, concentrating on boulevards and districts in the city. […]
Alert: Police Blotter: Santa Monica:
At the Airport Monday, July 7 at 11:05 p.m. – 3000 block of Airport Avenue – An Airport Security Officer (ASO) saw an intoxicated man trespassing and vandalizing an airplane at Santa Monica Airport. When […]
A Cup of Coffee with… Linnea Liu Dakin:
Men, women, and dating… will it ever be right? Linnea Liu Dakin is trying to help, with her seminar “Helping the Nice Guy.” It’s exactly like it sounds: Tips for nice guys who often struggle […]
School Board Appoints Interim Superintendent:
The School Board appointed Tim Cuneo as the new Interim Superintendent for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District after a brief discussion last Thursday. Cuneo told the Board he was “extremely excited because I think […]
Adaptive Reuse Creates Greater Sustainability Than New Construction:
In the world of green living, you could call Kelly LaPlante, owner of Organic Interior Design on Windward Circle in Venice, the doyenne of eco-design. For nearly 10 years she has been spreading her eco-expertise […]
Point of View: LUCE Will Not Offset Negative Consequences of Development:
Mayor Katz and Councilmembers, The LUCE Strategy Framework is in many ways an impressive and at times visionary document which promises a new approach to development in Santa Monica which will yield public benefits sufficient […]
Farmers Now Feds’ Bottom Immigration Priority:
The confluence of events was striking: On the same early summer day that the U.S. Senate’s powerful appropriations committee killed a bill allowing farmers to legally import badly needed foreign workers, President Bush’s labor secretary […]
Livin’ La Vida Hands-Free Loca:
This column has long questioned the need for California drivers to make telephone calls while they are operating a motor vehicle. So when it became law on July 1st that you couldn’t talk and drive […]
FROM THE EDITORS:
The election season has begun. Unfortunately it appears once again that the same old council members will be seeking reelection. Not that we don’t like these people personally, but we are cautious about politicians that […]
Letters to the Editor:
Sir: As a long-running fan of your “Alert Police Blotter” column, I wonder if perhaps (given its recent contents) it should be renamed: “How Santa Monica Police victimize the local homeless.” If our very wealthy […]
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