January 11, 2026
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Steve Stajich, Columnist

Memories of the Gray Summer of 2010:

Whether the human mind tends to edit out all the dark bad parts or not, there does seem to be tendency for our memory mechanisms to erase the gray and uninteresting passages. Hours spent standing […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Bikes Skates: Why still a rough ride?:

There were tough times last week for non-polluting self-propelled travelers in our town. Santa Monica has honorably made significant efforts to make our streets bicycle-friendly. In the past, these efforts may have had as much […]

Paul Cummins

One Win, Three Losses:

Trillions of dollars spent. The announced goals: Military victories, winning hearts and minds of foreign peoples, spreading “American democracy.” The results from 1960 through 2010 are one qualified win and three losses – each of […]

Vermont.

It’s A Small Town After All: What Say You

This column is an invitation to a Santa Monica City Council candidate forum. It’s also a recognition that this city is “on the map.” It partially told through an anecdote about the saga of a […]

Checking Santa Monica’s Culture Pulse:

The loss of the Broad contemporary art museum to downtown L.A. is perceived by some as a blow to the body politic of Santa Monica. But the land we offered Broad is still there, still […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Instant Credibility is Not Available on E-Bay:

Carly Fiorina doesn’t like the sound of the term “career politician.” And I think she suspects that you don’t like the sound of it either. Go to one of her appearances and she’ll tell you […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Campaigns Can’t Start Without Solutions:

On the surface, this fall’s campaign for governor seemed to begin in earnest almost exactly one year ago, when Republican Meg Whitman opened the radio ad campaign that turned into a key part of her […]

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Editor, RE: “Boys and Girls Club Shuts Down Beloved Skatepark,” page 2 According to their website the Boys and Girls Club of America was founded to ‘provide a positive alternative to boys who were […]

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Editor, I personally know Cameron Davis and Nadji and a few other kids that I’m truly concerned about… Sad enough as it is, we have 10 or 12 new rollerbladers that have nowhere to […]