July 5, 2026
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Two-Way Dialog on One-Way Streets:

The Pico/Olympic “one-way pair” proposal came to town last week when Transportation Planner/Engineer Allyn Rifkin, the author of the “Initial Feasibility Report” commissioned by County Board of Supervisors Chairman Zev Yaroslavsky, spoke to – and […]

Oops! We Did It Again!:

Staff Writer Lynne Bronstein’s name was inadvertently left off “The Future of Santa Monica – Part 2” in the July 12-18 issue. * * * * Also in the July 12-18 issue, the Youth Softball […]

Eyes on the Ball:

There is a press conference scene in the Michael Douglas – as President of the USA – film The American President in which he admonishes the press for asking him questions about his girlfriend during […]

When All Join in A Cult of Death:

For some time now it has felt to me as though civilization in general made a decision to include all of us in a cult of death, and then failed to notify me that I […]

Carbon Credits: Environmental Boon or Scam?:

For much of this year, it’s seemed almost everywhere Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went he signed yet another carbon-trading agreement as part of his ballyhooed effort to lead the world’s battle against global warming. California now […]

Alert: Police Blotter: Santa Monica:

“Sticks and Stones” and a Pit Bull Saturday, July 7 at 1:40 a.m. – 2800 block of Washington Avenue – A man and woman parked their car and began to walk from it when three […]

Residents Get on the Bus:

Putting their cars aside to be chauffeured around on a bus, residents got a chance to view several of Santa Monica’s Capital Improvement Projects with the City’s 9th annual “Whole Lotta Projects Goin’ On.” This […]

New City Website Talks Trash:

A new City website has the answers for residents and businesses who have questions about how to handle their trash. The website, smgov.net/swm, contains information on City services and programs available to both residential and […]