When finances turn questionable for a big business, there are layoffs. From General Motors to General Electric and even the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Chronicle, that’s how it’s done. It doesn’t always work: […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]