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GOP’S New Hispanic Outreach Another Futile Exercise:

December 22, 2013

December 22, 2013

Give the Republican Party credit: After drawing fewer than 23 percent of Latino votes in the last presidential election, the...

There’s Hope For California’s ‘Disclose Act’ In 2014:

December 21, 2013

December 21, 2013

If there’s one main reason behind the distrust many Californians feel for government and elected officials at all levels, it...

Gwynne Pugh. The Vision Of The LUCE: Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of columns featuring Santa Monica political thinkers.

December 21, 2013

December 21, 2013

Gwynne Pugh, former Santa Monica Planning Commissioner, soccer coach, architect, engineer, and urbanist is the third Santa Monica public leader...

Nativity (Scenes) Story Is An Annual Favorite:

December 21, 2013

December 21, 2013

Long time Santa Monica residents have their holiday favorites old and new. For many, there’s making a visit to the...

Fracking Rules Must Have Merit; No One Completely Happy:

December 15, 2013

December 15, 2013

There is little doubt an economic bonanza awaits California beneath the surface of the Monterey Shale, a geologic formation stretching...

What Happens When Anti-Semitism Is Whitewashed:

December 14, 2013

December 14, 2013

Less than two years ago, Palestinian students and sympathizers on the University of California’s flagship Berkeley campus dressed up in...

Santa Monica Training Fees Should Not Be One-Size-Fits-All: Letter To The Editor:

December 14, 2013

December 14, 2013

Dear Editor, I have been taking yoga classes on the beach in Santa Monica for three years; the class led...

Court Ruling A Chance To Make California Bullet Train Sensible:

December 8, 2013

December 8, 2013

Whether it’s the possibility of a magnetic levitation train or the hyperloop idea proposed by Elon Musk, founder of PayPal,...

New Era Looms For California Medicine:

December 7, 2013

December 7, 2013

As the new year approaches, a new era also looms for California medicine, and the changes are not due only...

Beyond The Valley Of The Consumer Zombies:

December 7, 2013

December 7, 2013

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the walking undead are becoming more like lovable cartoon characters than haunting specters invoking fear...