W.H. Auden, one of the very great poets of the 20th or any other century, once wrote, “For poetry makes nothing happen, it survives/In the valley of its making where executives/Would never want to tamper…” […]

(Note: The following is a fictive parody of opinion media. As creative parody, it cites actual events and real persons as a means of revealing the sharper, darker comedy often found in real opinion media. […]

When core supporters feel Your action has no basis It’s like draining the water From your local oasis. One Nation Under God Is fine in a Democracy But it doesn’t mean Switching to theocracy. “We’re […]

Repeal the tax Dear Mayor O’Conner and Council Members: My wife and I are being billed by a company named MBIA on behalf of Santa Monica City for a business license for the years starting […]

Bus, Stop! Developer Craig Jones’ appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of the City’s big, new bus yard expansion is scheduled to be heard by the City Council at its April 12 meeting. Jones’ appeal […]

Families to Amend California’s Three Strikes (FACTS) held a protest and candlelight vigil on Thursday, March 24, at Jesse Brewer Park on Exposition Boulevard in South Central Los Angeles on the eleventh anniversary of the […]

Sponsored by Santa Monica College in collaboration with the North Bay Association for the Education of Young Children, the festival focuses on children’s early literacy and language development as the foundation for all subsequent learning. […]

In this season of heavy rain, the second wettest winter in California history, the men and women who set up the Arlington West Memorial every Sunday on the beach north of the Santa Monica Pier […]

The City of Santa Monica has converted 80 of its heavy duty vehicles and machines to biodiesel, a cleaner, more environmentally friendly fuel. 70 percent of its fleet now uses clean-air fuel technologies. Biodiesel is […]

In recognition of its success in helping boys and girls reach their full potential, the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club was honored last week by the Gas Company and United Way of Greater Los […]