How do you close the achievement gap? That “gap” being a polite way of saying Blacks and Latinos typically score below Whites and Asians on such measurements as state and national public school test scores, […]
Let’s agree at the top that there are some things you can’t put back in the box: Cell phones, airline travel, and reality television are just a few that are not going back where they […]
When the Proposition 19 marijuana legalization initiative qualified for the ballot for the November election, its passage seemed almost a foregone conclusion. Tax the approximately $12 billion pot industry in this state and you could […]
Dear Santa Monica Citizens, Two years ago I wrote you regarding the lack of bike lanes connecting Main Street to the “Third Street” shopping area. Back then there was a massive construction project in the […]
Fable Farm’s community dinners are every Thursday throughout the growing months in Bernard, Vermont. Members of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) get together at the Fable Farm’s gardens. All of Barnard is invited to share an […]
Dear Editor, My husband and I totally agree with Carol E. Siegle regarding the traffic situation in Santa Monica. We could not have said it any better. I read her letter this morning after surviving […]
I think our city wins in the not-quite-epic battle for Santa Monica Place. On several key levels, the newly opened remodel of Santa Monica Place is a total success. It certainly feels like the right […]
“Robbing Hoods,” one newspaper editor called the state legislators who voted last year to take $1.7 billion from city redevelopment agencies around the state and apply the funds to education. That editor’s local RDA was […]
Dear Editor, Sunday’s Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) convention was an interesting exercise in democracy. Candidates for local office seeking SMRR endorsement in the November election introduced themselves to the SMRR membership present at […]
One of the first columns I wrote for this newspaper dealt with an encounter I had at the Santa Monica Pier: I was at the Pier, enjoying a typical sunny beach day and the energy […]
Free ceremony with Chinook flyover, awards set for Nov. 11 The Pacific Park Ferris wheel will light up Tuesday night...
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Texas-style breakfast taco chain to open ninth spot in Santa Monica; first 50 guests get free tacos for a week...
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