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Prevention Portion Of State’s Mental Health Program: A National Model?:

January 19, 2013

January 19, 2013

One of the first bits of advice Vice President Joe Biden received after becoming the point person for shaping new...

Voter Registrations Show Parties Just Don’t Get It:

January 13, 2013

January 13, 2013

Democrats are riding high in California these days, holding supermajorities of more than two-thirds in both houses of the state...

Santa Monica’s Seven Neighborhood Groups Urge Development Slow Down:

January 8, 2013

January 8, 2013

Below is a letter sent to the Santa Monica City Council regarding tonight’s agenda item where Council members will reopen...

How Would California Do On Its Own? It Might Be Just Fine:

January 5, 2013

January 5, 2013

Remember how back on Election Night last November, Republican Mitt Romney held a lead of more than 1 million in...

Campaign Finance Disclosure Should Be Top Legislative Priority:

January 5, 2013

January 5, 2013

Democrats are feeling their oats this month, enjoying a sense they are unstoppable because they now enjoy one-party rule in...

Mountain View Mobile Home Trailer Park Claim Needless: Letter To The Editor:

December 26, 2012

December 26, 2012

Dear Editor, In reply The Mirror’s Dec 21- 27, 2012 front page issue about the lawsuit filed against the City...

Reflecting On The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting:

December 17, 2012

December 17, 2012

I first learned about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut when speaking with a friend in...

Next California State Election: Will GOP Find Another Billionaire?:

December 15, 2012

December 15, 2012

The moment one election ends, all politicians’ thoughts naturally turn to the next one. And California’s 2014 run for governor...

The Santa Monica Downtown Specific Plan: What Say You?:

December 15, 2012

December 15, 2012

“This is my city and…” It’s what you hear at public meetings as person after person speaks on behalf of...

Parcel Tax Plans Promote Unfairest Of Levies:

December 15, 2012

December 15, 2012

No sooner had the new Democratic supermajorities in the state Legislature been sworn in than some of their members began...