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Seeing Pico Youth & Family Center’s Genius: Op-Ed:

June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013

Editor’s Note: This is an Op-Ed from Angel Villasenor who is a Syracuse University graduate student in Cultural Foundations of...

Freeze Development Until We Understand What is Happening in Downtown SM:

June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013

Editor’s Note: This is an open letter to the Santa Monica City Council regarding development. Dear Pam (Mayor O’Connor) and...

‘Disclose Act’ Is Year’s Most Important State Bill:

June 1, 2013

June 1, 2013

If there’s one dominant reason for the distrust many Californians feel for governments at all levels, it’s the sense that...

Reimagining The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium:

June 1, 2013

June 1, 2013

We sat on uncomfortable seats in Santa Monica’s beloved Civic Auditorium on Saturday. A full house was there for the...

GOP: Cosmetic Change Is All We Need:

June 1, 2013

June 1, 2013

As the election neared last year and it became clear that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney could not possibly win...

New Questions On Hydrogen Highway:

May 25, 2013

May 25, 2013

Significant new questions are cropping up about a California Energy Commission (CEC) program designed to assure there will be enough...

The New Theater Of Response:

May 25, 2013

May 25, 2013

On Thursday, May 16th, our city unfortunately got the chance to implement full cautionary measures against a potential campus shooting...

How Much Should Non-Doctors Do?:

May 18, 2013

May 18, 2013

One thing is certain as California heads for a new health insurance era under the Affordable Health Care Act, better...

Giant Mouse Attacks Holiday, Then Retreats:

May 18, 2013

May 18, 2013

When we were kids my father fabricated a Christmas decoration for our front yard out of an old poster and...

An Open Letter To The Santa Monica City Council Regarding Walkability:

May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013

Dear Council, Tomorrow night, you are being asked to approve a Development Agreement which in a negligible way addresses the...