Love Song for Hunter S. Thompson:
It was another time, another place. The time was the ‘60s, the decade that broke our hearts. Everything seemed possible at the beginning, but by the end, John F. Kennedy, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, […]
The Real Issues:
One of the candidates for the Los Angeles City Council 11th District seat has chosen to run a decidedly negative campaign. Through her consultant Rick Taylor, Flora Gil Krisiloff has made a number of unsubstantiated […]
Breaking the Rules:
The glorious old Marion Davies estate on PCH, which is owned by the state and managed by the City of Santa Monica, was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake and shut down by the City. […]
Clinton to Speak Here Friday:
Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel’s (ASCDC) 44th Annual Seminar luncheon. The first Democratic president to win a second term in more than six […]
Housing Starts Up In Ca., Affordable Housing Down:
Though housing production in California broke through the 200,000 barrier in 2004 for the first time since 1989, and production is at a 15-year high, the state’s homebuilders didn’t build enough new homes and apartments […]
Laugh Library Opens at Wellness Center:
Soon after Shane Rahmani, 22, lost a friend to cancer, he was diagnosed with cancer. In remission for three years, he founded Choose to Laugh with Ben Blumenfeld and Alexis Speed in the belief, based […]
Venice Family Clinic Raises Record $1 Million:
Calling it a million dollar party, CEO Liz Forer announced that the largest free clinic in the nation raised $1 million for patient care at its annual Silver Circle Thank You dinner. About 400 guests […]
Community Workshop Focuses on Gang Violence:
Over 300 people gathered at John Adams Middle School last Saturday to grapple with the issue of gang violence. Prompted by a gang-related drive-by shooting last September across the street from the Edison Language Academy’s […]
Heal the Bay: Don’t Go In The Water:
In the wake of torrential rains in Southern California, Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay, which is dedicated to improving water quality for people and marine life, warned beachgoers to stay out of the ocean for […]
Students Honor Senior Leaders In Unique Artwork:
Pico Neighborhood activist Cece Bradley, SMC College Trustee Dorothy Earhart Morrison, Rent Control Board Member Betty Mueller, community leader Millie Rosenstein, and nurse Janet Washington are spotlighted in a unique art show that was created […]
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