I Eat, Therefore I Risk:
Let’s start with the water bottle. Because that’s just such a strange modern mentality to begin with… the notion that something is safer or more pure because it’s in a sealed plastic bottle. But okay, […]
Hometown Hero: Ted Winterer:
2010 will be the first time Ted, his wife, the designer Beck Taylor, their children, Eleanor and Steele, and their dogs will join the marchers. For the previous three years Ted was a parade producer […]
Time to Change the Map on High Speed Rail:
Here’s a question for the California High Speed Rail authority: How about cutting out the most expensive parts of your current plan – which also happen to be the most controversial – while leaving its […]
College, Jesus and Sailboat Parenting: Vikings Open Passing League Plays vs. St. Monica
Let’s begin with a worst-case scenario, then zoom forward: A woman finally divorces her husband after struggling for years to keep the family together through hard financial turns and her husband’s escalating instability. One afternoon, […]
Healthy Next Steps for Democracy in Santa Monica, Part II:
Michael Feinstein, Santa Monica City Council member Special to the Mirror Santa Monica’s current voting system has many advantages. But it can also be improved. How do we make it better, without losing the good […]
Healthy Next Steps For Democracy in Santa Monica:
Michael Feinstein, Mayor of Santa Monica Special to the Mirror Santa Monicans understand the value of a healthy democracy. With another election season behind us, it’s time to reflect upon how we can improve, refine […]
DON’T SIGN THE “BAD GOVERNMENT” INITIATIVE!:
Michael Feinstein, Mayor of Santa Monica Special to the Mirror Santa Monica has long been recognized as one of the healthiest political communities. Voter turnout for local elections is higher than in most cities. We […]
City Council’s Successes Chronicled:
Michael Feinstein, Santa Monica City Council Member Last week, the Mirror misreported my position on a critical March 7th housing policy vote, incorrectly implying that I was out of step with neighborhood concerns on development. […]
Mayor Mike Feinstein’s Spin On Santa Monica:
Clara Sturak, Associate editor Mike Feinstein is tired. He’s spent the day performing his mayoral duties, attending the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event at Santa Monica College, then lunching with SMC President Piedad Robertson. […]
Letters to the Editor: Send Curmudgeons to War: Send Curmudgeons to War
Malibuites have come to feel the same when “Our Country” is at war as when a baby gets hold of a hammer. The 8:00 a.m. Lilly’s Coffee Group have been chatting about numerous opinions expressed […]