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Museum of Immersive Experiences Opens on The Promenade with 80 Exhibits Security Guard Takes Post at “South Park”’s Marina del Rey Office: REPORT Caltrans to Reduce I-405 to Three Lanes Through Sepulveda Pass November 14–17 Naked Suspect Arrested After Crashing Stolen Portable Toilet Truck on PCH in Malibu Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Murder Charges in Deadly Malibu PCH Crash That Killed Four Pepperdine Students

Opinion March 9, 2014

PG&E Gas Rate Request: New Standard For Chutzpah:

At the very moment that California’s largest utility company was being assessed a $14 million fine for failing to report discovery of flawed records on its gas pipelines in the San Francisco Peninsula town of […]

Opinion March 8, 2014

California Governor Jerry Brown Called Lazy,Vulnerable:

Jerry Brown has been called a lot of things in his 45-year political career, from “Gov. Moonbeam” to “the old man,” but no one ever accused him of being a do-nothing dud of a politician. […]

Opinion March 4, 2014

Letter To The Editor: Bergamot Transit “Travesty” – And How We Can Stop It:

Dear Editor, After the approval of the “Hines Bergamot Transit Village” (BTV) by the City Council a few weeks ago, many residents are still scratching their heads. Hines did their job: maximize profits for their […]

Opinion March 3, 2014

Letter To The Editor: Housing Generates Much Less Traffic Than Offices:

Dear Editor, Good public policy demands the ability to be decisive when appropriate, but also the thoughtful willingness to pause, when needed, to learn from new information. When we adopted Santa Monica’s new Land Use […]

Opinion March 2, 2014

Appeal Court Comments Encourage Birthers:

For years, those who claim President Barack Obama was born in Kenya or someplace other than the Hawaii hospital indicated on the birth certificate issued by that state’s officials have claimed their effort is neither […]

Opinion March 2, 2014

Letter To The Editor: The Positive Restoration Decision To Restore Chain Reaction:

Dear Editor: It is indeed positive that the City of Santa Monica is now supporting the restoration of Paul Conrad’s unique and creative ‘Chain Reaction’ mushroom cloud peace sculpture. It will also be positive to […]

Opinion March 2, 2014

Letter To The Editor: Stop Signs Needed Where Alleys Meet The Sidewalk:

Dear Editor, As a resident of Santa Monica for 17 years, I would like to bring your attention to a very important and ever-growing problem of a necessity of STOP signs where alleys meet the […]

Opinion March 1, 2014

Letter To The Editor: Why The Hines Development Should Be Squelched:

Dear Editor, I am one of the citizens who is asking citizens to sign the petition to squelch the current approved DA by the Santa Monica City Council. I am a second generation native of […]

Opinion March 1, 2014

Recent History Shows California Tax Rebates A Bad Idea:

If there’s a state budget surplus, let’s return it to the people we took it from, goes the demand these days from conservative Republicans led by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who now represents a lot of […]

Opinion March 1, 2014

A Community’s Chain Reaction:

The astronaut suits are falling apart. Those somewhat beautiful space suits that several generations recognize as the gear worn by the courageous space pilots who walked in space and even walked on the moon are […]