A Ride in the Park Sunday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. – Pacific Park amusement park on the Pier – Park security reported that two groups of juveniles were arguing when a security officer overheard […]

In report after report, commission hearing after hearing, articles, books, monographs, government-funded study after study, we see education reform-people seeking models that work and suggesting that if School X in this or that ghetto or […]

It happens to everybody. You run into a friend you haven’t seen for a while and the greeting formed as a question is, “How are you? How are you doing?” You may have knowledge of […]

The little one was in a floral dress on a warm spring evening, led on a leash and reaching for the dollar bills thrust into her face. People gathered around her on Third Street Promenade, […]

George W. Bush is poised to order a massive aerial bombardment – possibly including tactical nuclear weapons – of up to 10,000 targets in Iran. The attack would be justified on grounds that Iran is […]

1. Samohi freshmen (l-r) Carolina Vazquez and Brianna Little, members of the school’s Human Rights Watch Student Task Force guided fellow students through Camp Darfur, a simulated refugee camp consisting of six tents, each with […]

“I accept full responsibility for the situation we find ourselves in today, and ultimately, as the superintendent and the head of the organization, the buck does stop with me.” So spoke Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School […]

Members of Treesavers and community supporters held a “Save the Trees” Earth Day March and Rally on Tuesday, April 22, walking along Second and Fourth Streets to draw attention to their struggle to save the […]

Rob Duron had a talk with the Santa Monica High baseball team recently.  “We’ve played 20 games [19 actually] and hit one home run,” he said. “It’s pretty obvious pitching, defense, and moving runners along […]