As a kid growing up in Los Angeles, the term “black and white” referred to police vehicles. It meant watch out, here come the cops. When I was 10-years-old, my mother looked out of our […]

Erminda Lopez was inadvertently cut out of this photo. Also, we neglected to give photographer Jesse Hull credit. And, regarding Mitch Chortkoff’s Samohi baseball story, we received this little note:It may be of no significance […]

When one politician calls another an “empty suit,” he’d better be ready to prove that his own suit, and that of whomever he’s backing, contains real beef.This standard can now be applied to the state […]

I’m listening to all your phone calls. And I know how many times you’ve logged on to “Girls Wrapped in Rubber” dot com. I mean, why not me? In what way am I less qualified […]

To Steve Stajich:Thank you for being a voice in the wilderness concerning guns and America.Here are some sobering statistics: Vietnam (1964-1972) 58,000 lives lost.U.S. (1999) 30,000 lives lost to guns.Every two years we experience the […]

Jeffrey Weinstein’s opinion piece in last week’s Mirror, “Council Erodes SM Quality of Life” expresses a deep and legitimate concern for Santa Monica’s future. However, Weinstein is arguing from a viewpoint, often heard but seldom […]

Last Tuesday, Santa Monica’s City Council decided by a 4 to 1 vote to change the color of Santa Monica Police Department’s patrol cars from blue and white to the black and white design used […]

The community came together last Saturday at John Adams Middle School at a forum sponsored by State Senator Sheila Kuehl’s office to hear a progress report on efforts by action partners to stem the tide […]

Librarian Sylvia Anderle has been named one of the 41st Assembly District’s Women of the Year by Assemblymember Fran Pavley. Anderle, who works at the Fairview Branch Library, is being honored for her 11 years […]

Agape International will host a training workshop to support the goal of creating a U.S. Department of Peace. Over 500 people are expected to participate in the workshop, headed by DoP National Campaign Coordinator Lynn […]