February 27, 2026
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Thoughts on Schwarzenegger’s Botched Special Election:

Asked about bad opinion polls His strategists were extolling How well Arnold was doing In their own “internal polling.” These kinds of foolish comments Sensible voters weren’t buying His campaign staff should just admitThey meant […]

California Needs a Citizens’ Assembly:

Despite voters rejecting Governor Schwarzenegger’s attempts to end run the Legislature, that does not mean voters don’t want change. California’s political leaders must try to pick up the pieces of what is left to state […]

Fashioning Deadly Fiascos:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Men are simply not biologically suited to hold higher office. The Bush administration has proved that once and for all. These guys can’t be bothered to […]

An Army Ready to Snap:

Have you heard what’s been happening to the U.S. military? Most people have heard that more than 2,000 U.S. GIs have been killed in the nonstop meat grinder of Iraq. There was a flurry of […]

Bush and Arnold: No Dancing, Please…:

Watch enough monster movies and you’ll find that there’s always a moment near the end of the film when it is presumed the creature from another world is down, finished, ka-put. Then the two lovers […]

Letters to the Editor:

Post-election strategy To the editor: After the Governor’s assault on the unionized working people of California was repelled in the recent election, these people would be remiss if they accept the Governor’s and Legislature’s future […]

Shame on City Hall, too:

Among the things Santa Monica City Council meetings are famous for is their extreme length. For one thing, whatever the subject, Council members seem to find it necessary to almost literally talk it to death. […]

Shame on the Chamber Board:

The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce is frequently out of step with residents. Still, we were astonished to read in its weekly newsletter the day before the special election that its board of directors was […]

Democracy Wins:

Did he really think California voters were so deluded that they would willingly hand him the whip as well as the reins, or was he simply overcome by hubris? Whatever its basis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s […]

L.A. Family Housing To Honor LA Mayor, Shriver Thursday:

Los Angeles Family Housing (LAFH), which aims to end homelessness and increase affordable housing opportunities in Los Angeles, will honor Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Santa Monica Councilman Bobby Shriver and developer Mark Weinstein at […]