City Council Should Limit News Helicopter Hover Rights My toddler son and I recently were jarred awake at an ungodly hour by a news helicopter orbiting near the 10 Freeway. This was not the first […]

There’s something almost idiotic about the obviously confused and misguided way in which federal authorities are trying to enforce anti-marijuana laws in California today. Nothing better illustrates this than the headlines that appeared together in […]

Colorful roses are part of a public art installation at the gardens off of Main Street. Created by the Guerilla Warfairies, the scene was inspired by Alice in Wonderland. photo by Olga Nunes

With kids heading back to school, many parents are looking for healthy but fun lunch options. Experienced lunch-packing parents know that creativity within a lunchbox goes a long way towards ensuring a healthy and nutritious […]

The “Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration” for the Santa Monica Place remodel states the project “could have a significant effect on the environment,” however, because mitigation measures have been added to the project […]

On Monday, August 27, Santa Monica’s Blue Bus will introduce another “Mini Blue” route in the Sunset Park neighborhood. Like the four Mini Blue routes that began service June 24 (Santa Monica Mirror, June 28-July […]

LA traffic seems to have replaced “the weather” in Mark Twain’s remark, “Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it.” Last Thursday evening, July 26, over 200 people gathered for a RAND Policy […]

Santa Monica police have made another arrest in the July 15 shooting of four persons in front of a residence in the 400 block of 11th Street (Santa Monica Mirror, July 19-25, 2007). Morgan Neidlinger, […]

Shawn Ritter has become the head football coach at St. Monica, replacing his longtime friend, Chris Caminiti, who has joined the coaching staff of the Cleveland Browns.          “I’ve had previous NFL experience and this […]