Question: If we have our German shepherd mix spayed while she is a puppy, will she be less likely to develop breast cancer when she becomes older? Are some breeds of dogs more likely to […]

The new Santa Monica Chief of Police is Timothy Jackman, a 23-year veteran of the Long Beach Police Department, where he has been one of three Deputy Chiefs in that department since January 2003. He […]

Of course, in any war the deepest tragedies are the dead and maimed soldiers and the families shattered by their losses. The 50,000 to 100,000 Iraqis who have died are each tragic figures. Mostly they […]

Some significant Republicans are openly speculating that it is only a matter of time before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declares himself a Democrat. What’s more, they claim he might as well already have switched political parties. […]

Okay, maybe we won’t be fighting New Hampshire in court over use of that motto. But you can bet that as soon as the post-election punditry settles down and the news channels start looking for […]

As the cofounder and director of Animal Place, a sanctuary for rescued farm animals, it saddens me that people still eat turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner. The turkeys living at Animal Place are social, smart and […]

There have been some deaths recently that deserve special mention. Jaynie O’Neil, a longtime employee of the Santa Monica Evening Outlook, recently passed away. O’Neil, who worked with many businesses in town for years, used […]

OPCC’s new 55-bed transitional housing facility had its grand opening on November 15. The facility, at the corner of Cloverfield and Michigan, will provide shelter for two of the organization’s programs: Daybreak Shelter and Safe […]

The Santa Monica City Council endorsed the draft goals of the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) project, as recommended by the City Planning Commission, at its November 14 meeting. Eileen Fogarty, Director of Planning […]

Residents in the neighborhood of the Santa Monica College Bundy Campus spoke out at a November 2 meeting held by the Santa Monica Community College District to provide information to the public about the Bundy […]