In a December 20 letter to the Veterans Administration, L.A. Councilman Bill Rosendahl urged that the VA property in West Los Angeles be reserved for the exclusive use of veterans. Dear Mr. Nicholson: As a […]

It was a year of goodbyes – some noble, some less so – as journalism’s old guard departed from the spotlight. And it was a year when some of media’s biggest institutions started thinking, in […]

More than Saddam Having WMDs It’s hard to swallow Whoppers like these. Two new books that Bush carries around Are on Teddy Roosevelt And troops on the ground. I doubt we’d see that Dubya’s a […]

A year ago, everyone expected President Bush to get his way on Social Security. Pundits warned Democrats that they were making a big political mistake by opposing plans to divert payroll taxes into private accounts. […]

It’s comforting to editors and reporters when they catch criticism from both sides of an issue. Their reasoning: When they offend both sides, that usually means they are doing something right. But not always. There […]

On Friday, November 4, 2005, the L.A. Times published two articles on budget cut plans by our purchased legislators. One is the continuation of plans to rollback various protections for endangered species. The latest was […]

He’s slippery, elusive and hasn’t been seen for a while. Efforts to catch him all seem doomed to fail. Those efforts have been time-consuming and costly. Quick: Osama bin Laden, or Reggie the Machado Lake […]

America was founded on the idea that at least in this country justice would be served. Natural and inalienable rights and liberties for all are engrained in the United Stats Constitution. So we must ask […]

Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City. Founded by some smart, dedicated residents who have in common a deep and abiding affection for Santa Monica, it has functioned effectively as both an advocate for the […]

City Hall would resolve to stop playing big, expensive tricks on residents and begin listening to them rather than blowing them off, and abiding by their often expressed demand that this legendary beach town be […]