Guns, Followed By Roses:
When you’ve been given both the privilege and the responsibility to write a newspaper column piece on a regular basis, there is always a question of what one should write about. Certainly our own City […]
Dropout Report Better, But Still Has Holes:
A combination of computerized tracking and public pressure have joined to make reporting of school dropouts in California the best in America, but those reports are still not good enough. For sure, we now have […]
Money’s There For A Start, Now Build Bullet Train The Right Way:
There’s little doubt the high speed rail plan passed as Proposition 1A in November 2008 was designed to pander to voters in cities not exactly on the straight-line path between Los Angeles and San Francisco. […]
The Farmstands Of Vermont:
Hens were pecking at the grass in the yard. In the screened in room there were piles of beets and sweet corn, greens of all sorts, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, eggs, homemade berry pies, and jars […]
Putting A Fig Leaf Over ‘Paycheck Protection’:
At least the conservative interests behind the latest move to limit or eliminate the influence of labor unions in California politics have heard what their critics said about their earlier efforts. Twice before, voters have […]
The Planes Of Summer Burden Our Sky…:
In the mix with the buzzing insects, the jangly nursery rhyme music announcing the ice cream truck, and the occasional stray firecracker left over from the 4th, many Santa Monica residents hear the gas-burping accelerations […]
CSU Trustees Bordering On The Insensate:
It’s just not enough anymore to call the trustees of the California State University system insensitive or tone-deaf. Some of their recent actions indicate they border on the totally insensate. How else to explain the […]
The Ringing Of The Bells: The Oldest Tradition In The United States:
From my pew in the choir loft of the First Congregational Church on Thetford Hill I looked at the comfortable, timeworn church, mismatched chandeliers hanging over the sanctuary, on the pulpit a solitary candlestick holding […]
Lincoln Boulevard Developments Need More Parking Spaces: Letter To The Editor:
Dear Editor, According to NMS Properties, the developers of these two properties located at 1447 Lincoln Blvd., and 829 Broadway, “… the projects are specifically aimed toward (providing) low-income units.” Has it occurred to anyone […]
GOP Must Change To Achieve Latino Pipe Dream:
As California begins to see the effects of new political districts and new candidate selection rules at many political levels, the state’s Republican Party has one big pipe dream: Cut down the gigantic majorities every […]
What to Know About Santa Monica’s $3.5M ‘Restorative Justice Program’ (Video)
The City Council unanimously launched a $3.5 million Restorative Justice Program — one of the largest locally funded efforts of...
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Malibu Oceanfront Lot with Rebuild Potential Listed for $1.9M
Buyers can rebuild under Malibu’s Fast Track Rebuild Program, with potential for up to 3,433 square feet of livable space,...
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