In the February 1-7 issue, Michael Rosenthal, your publisher, complains because an employee of Groundwork Coffee on Main Street wouldn’t serve him while the former was talking on a cell phone. In this relatively new […]

What a fascinating discussion about our local crows! I too was taken by the loud squawking and huge flocks of crows, but I have to admit, I kinda like them. So I did a little […]

I had a peculiar experience the other day. For the past couple of years I have been stopping for a morning latte (especially at Christmastime when they made an eggnog version) at Groundwork Coffee on […]

In regards to the letter to the editor – about the crows – (January 11-17 issue) asking if there are other people out there who feel the same about the major crow problem, here I […]

I am curious if other people out there are as frustrated by the crows in Santa Monica as we are.  There seem to be thousands of them that line the trees and power lines around […]

It is interesting that the Big Blue Bus has delayed some of its construction plans. The politicians who keep insisting this project, deep in the heart of Downtown Santa Monica, is too far along in […]

I just finished reading Tom Elias’s “Don’t Believe Scare Talk on Business Flight, Tax Burden.”  I must congratulate him for being the first columnist I ever read that plainly states: “In fact, no governor can […]

This past week we have had magnificent skies and some remarkable sunsets. Sometimes I forget to get out and check in on the sun setting. It used to be a habit. With the bright red […]

I wanted to show my thanks for including the article “Darfur: Local Students Take Action” about Camp Darfur (I’m part of the Human Rights Watch Student Task Force).  I write to ask the newspaper to […]

Council Members:  A debate has begun on whether or not the Horizons West Surf Shop/Z-boys is worthy of the historical designation and with that the DOGTOWN moniker?  Are any of you aware that at least […]