Jennifer Wolch lives in Santa Monica, has a B.A. in Anthropology, an M.A. in Geography, and a doctorate in Urban Planning, is the author or co-author of a number of books, is a professor of […]

Thank you for the opportunity to address the commission. My name is Jennifer Wolch, and I am a professor of geography at the University of Southern California, where I also direct the Center for Sustainable […]

Sunday, February 15, Veterans for Peace put several rows of white crosses in the sand on the beach next to Santa Monica Pier – each cross represented an American soldier who had been killed in […]

Halloween is a major L.A. holiday, and so there are any number of Halloween happenings scheduled over the weekend. Herewith, the latest round: Pirates Will Play Free Round of Min-Golf Children who appear in traditional […]

The L.A. County Health Department announced yesterday that it had closed the beach 100 yards north and 100 yards south of Rose Avenue, following a sewage spill. A tree root blocked a line, causing 200 […]

As authorized by the City Council, the 18 trucks and equipment that are being loaned to Bayou La Batre, Alabama to be used by that small Gulf Coast city in its post-hurricane Katrina clean-up. rolled […]

In the 1990s, the City of Santa Monica encouraged water conversation by offering rebates for ultra-low flow toilet fixtures, leading to the installation of some 45,000 of the toilets, which use 1.6 gallons per flush, […]

The City of Santa Monica is offering financial incentives for buildings registered for certification under the LEED Green Building Rating System™, a nationally recognized certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Effective immediately, any project […]

The California State Assembly Elections Committee held an informational hearing last Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles to discuss Assembly Bill AB 583, the Clean Money and Fair Elections Act. The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Loni […]

Los Angeles City Council members Bill Rosendahl and Jan Perry called for formation of an Ad Hoc Committee on Homelessness last Friday. “It is to our shame and dishonor that we do not focus on […]