The idea is stunning in its simplicity: Why wait for a massive bond issue to begin fixing California? With surprisingly high tax revenues coming in this winter and no serious budget deficit problems in sight […]

Recently, I was reading a book of art criticism when I encountered a dramatic phrase applied to the work of Leibnitz (1646-1716). The phrase is “possible worlds,” and it is, of course, an exciting phrase. […]

Why is it that the Los Angeles Times always feels like it’s yearning to be what it should be but never quite making it? It’s easy to pick on things like the book section, if […]

Rosendahl On LAX December 1, 2005 Dear Friends and Supporters: Today is an historic day for the City of Los Angeles, for LAX, and for airport neighbors. This afternoon, Mayor Villaraigosa and I, joined by […]

Rosendahl On LAX December 1, 2005 Dear Friends and Supporters: Today is an historic day for the City of Los Angeles, for LAX, and for airport neighbors. This afternoon, Mayor Villaraigosa and I, joined by […]

On October 20, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board of Education awarded commendations to ten members of the District’s Special Education Strategic Plan Steering Committee. One of the ten, Craig Hamilton, the father of […]

Among the generous schools that participated in the big Thanksgiving Day party at the Civic for the homeless people in this area was the New Roads Elementary School and its 92 students and 15 staff  […]

Lead by a sharp increase in new home construction in Riverside County, California housing starts showed a sizeable increase in September compared to August and September 2004, according to the California Building Industry Association. A […]

Now under construction in the 1550 parking lot north of the Santa Monica Pier. a temporary building made largely of recyclable materials is attracting as much attention as the pier. Designed by architect Shigero Ban, […]

Santa Monica College’s Library expansion and modernization has won not only an Award of Honor in the Modernization Project category from the state’s Community College Facility Coalition, but an endorsement from the people who use […]