Phil discovers some fascinating stories about Santa Monica’s Ocean Park neighborhood with local historian Richard Orton.
BOYB: Ocean Park and Richard Orton
Phil discovers some fascinating stories about Santa Monica’s Ocean Park neighborhood with local historian Richard Orton.

By Charles Andrews I’D RATHER TALK MUSIC THAN POLITICS ANY DAY Bob Marley wrote, “When the music hits you, you feel no pain.” So let’s keep that truth ever in our hearts, because the politics […]

Charles Andrews FIRST, A REMINDER, OR TWO NOTEWORTHY is now published every two weeks, not weekly. So mark your calendars and score your tickets accordingly. Also, if you look to this link, you will find […]

There is a building on Broadway, at the alley between 17th and 18th Streets, that many of us have driven past dozens of times without a second glance. That was the point. For roughly a […]

For thirty years, California planners have sold density as the fix for the state’s housing shortage. In many cities, that sale reflects reality: compact development shortens commutes, supports transit, and takes pressure off infrastructure before […]
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