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Fracking And Water Tunnels: Is There A Link?:

July 13, 2013

July 13, 2013

By now, most Californians have probably heard that a huge geologic formation known as the Monterey Shale contains oil and...

Captains Of The Ship: South Beach Park Playground Reopens Saturday:

July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013

Have you seen the blue shade “sails” at the southern end of Santa Monica Beach and wondered what was happening?...

Chamber Addresses Downtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report:

July 9, 2013

July 9, 2013

Editor’s Note: This is an open letter to the Santa Monica City Council regarding the Downtown Specific Plan EIR Agenda...

City Council Should Not Move Forward With Downtown Program EIR: Open Letter:

July 8, 2013

July 8, 2013

Editor’s Note: This is an open letter from the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City regarding Tuesday’s Santa Monica...

Fee For Running For Santa Monica Office Discouraging: Letter To The Editor:

July 7, 2013

July 7, 2013

Editor’s Note: Council member Kevin McKeown was the sole vote against the proposal. Click on the link in the first...

Santa Monica Must Outline Non-Negotiable Community Benefits To Developers:

July 7, 2013

July 7, 2013

Dear Editor, Attending a meeting last Saturday, the point was made by a Santa Monica architect that FAR (floor area...

Constitutional Crisis Over Prisons Draws Closer:

July 6, 2013

July 6, 2013

Imagine a troop of U.S. marshals trying to move aside the cadre of California Highway Patrol officers assigned to protect...

A New Life For The Downtown Santa Monica Post Office:

July 6, 2013

July 6, 2013

There’s no question that the former downtown post office at 1248 Fifth Street (at Arizona) should be saved and preserved....

Will House GOP Make Presidential Suicide Pact?:

July 6, 2013

July 6, 2013

Maybe Dana Rohrabacher, the Republican congressman from Orange County best known for his surfing photo-ops, has wiped out once too...

Non-Citizen Jurors In California’s Court’s Simply A Bad Idea:

June 29, 2013

June 29, 2013

It’s one thing to give undocumented immigrants an opportunity – however limited and lengthy and expensive – to gain American...