The Henry Mancini Institute (HMI) Orchestra brought the audience to its feet at its finale and fundraising concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall on August 12. HMI is celebrating its 10th anniversary season as a nonprofit […]

And so is the radio dial, if you’re a fan of country music.  The only country station in the Los Angeles area, KZLA-FM, abruptly left the air Thursday morning, August 17, and was instantly replaced […]

From a tiny hidden basement on the Santa Monica College campus to world domination – KCRW has a brand new international web radio station. And this new twist is designed to make their previous programming […]

In his autobiography, Rewrites: A Memoir, Neil Simon writes of the contract a playwright makes with the audience.  In the opening minutes, the “world” of the play is established.  Thus, Simon posits that if the […]

In Hannah Heineman’s campaign contribution law article, the headline read, “Council Approves a Ballot Initiative to Toughen City’s Campaign Contribution Law.” This was not how it was turned in by Ms. Heineman, and was completely […]

It’s high time for Californians to admit that past attempts at campaign finance reform have not worked and that something new is needed. Of course, the existing version of reform was never intended to work. […]

Some would say that any battle to prevent the dumbing-down of American culture has already been lost. A few of those people have been speaking up since the 50’s and 60’s when concerns about TV […]

Santa Monica Election Polls Need Your Help Dear Editor: I am the Voter Service Director of the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica and an Election Assistant with the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. I […]

I had dinner the other night with a couple that had just returned from Israel. They spoke of nearly a million Israelis having lived in bunkers for the past several weeks. I am glad the […]