When Santa Monica’s General Plan went off the rails some years ago, I longed for Ed Bacon to step in and save Santa Monica, and he has been much on my mind since the Plan […]

Last Sunday, I participated in my first AIDS Walk. I bummed a ride of a friend, and on the way to the site, wondered what to expect. My friend and I had both attended the […]

Part Four Ed. Note: Excobedo is a family physician in Santa Monica, who spent seven days in Baton Rouge as a volunteer shortly after it was savaged by Hurricane Katrina. What follows is part II […]

For most of the recent past, Pico Boulevard has been known here primarily as one of the two least lovely streets in Santa Monica.  The other one being, of course, Lincoln Boulevard, which, now that […]

At the October 11 City Council meeting, agenda item 4-A was devoted to a discussion of the sort of City Manager Santa Monica needs. At the conclusion of the discussion, residents and Council members agreed […]

A coalition of University of California faculty, staff and students has mobilized to oppose the November 8 special election and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “unwelcome propositions.” At a kick-off forum at UCLA on the election, keynote […]

On Wednesday, November 2, the Joyce Rey & Cecelia Waeschle Childcare Scholarship Fund will host a dinner at the Bel-Air Hotel to raise funds to support St. Joseph Center’s childcare programs, which provide care and […]

Outdoor gear will replace toys in downtown Santa Monica, as the CIM Group has leased 32,000 square feet in the former Toys “R” Us building at 402 Santa Monica Boulevard to Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI). […]

The Westside Food Bank will hold its fifteenth annual 5K Hunger Walk on Sunday, October 23. The focus of this year’s walk is the issue of local youth hunger, and it will take place at […]

On October 5, Santa Monica’s Planning Commission heard a presentation from Jennifer Wolch, the Director of the USC Center for Sustainable Cities. Wolch’s presentation highlighted ways in which Santa Monica can incorporate concepts of sustainability […]