What is a worthwhile life? It’s a question a lot of us have asked ourselves from time to time. Last week, each member of the 7th grade class at Lincoln Middle School (LMS) got a […]

Neighborhood safety and LUCE‘s Shape The Future Plan were the main topics at the annual meeting of the Wilshire Montana Neighborhood Organization (Wilmont) on June 7. Santa Monica police officers Jaime Hernandez, and Jeff Glazer […]

After spending five sessions on a detailed review of the of the strategy LUCE framework, Santa Monica’s Planning Commission forwarded on their observations for the City Council’s review. This LUCE framework was developed through extensive […]

As a fundraiser for its new quarters at 715 Pico Boulevard, the Pico Youth and Family Center (PYFC) sponsored a Hope and Unity Awards Banquet at St. Anne’s Church and Shrine on Saturday, June 7. […]

SHARE Fundraiser Draws Many Stars 600 guests attended SHARE’s 55th Anniversary Boomtown Gala on Saturday, May 31 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The evening featured cocktails, live and silent auctions, a sit-down dinner, and […]

Maybe the five members of the state Public Utilities Commission have too much job security for the public good. Maybe they just don’t care about the law. But these commissioners, who serve five-year terms and […]

In the weeks before Obama’s stirring speech in St. Paul, we had word that both John McCain and Barack Obama were in excellent health. McCain seems to show no evidence of a recurrence of the […]

Re-printed by permission of R. Brown June 8, 2008 Ms. Amy Thomas, Principal Community Services Supervisor, City of Santa Monica Dear Ms. Thomas, I’m writing in regards to the Santa Monica Swim Center. I would […]

I have, since the Bushies first coined it, hated the phrase “war on terror.” There is no such thing. There can be no such thing. Wars are waged between nations, between armies. They are not […]