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Opinion: Legislature Must Fix List Of ‘Non-Violent’ Crimes

June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

There isn’t a woman alive who was ever raped while either intoxicated or unconscious who doesn’t consider the entire experience...

Opinion: This Bill is an Absolute No Brainer

June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018

      Only occasionally does a proposed California law approach the status of being an absolute no-brainer.           There’s just...

Opinion: Never Mind Calexit; Other States May Want To Get Rid Of California

June 25, 2018

June 25, 2018

    Petition carriers – mostly volunteers – have been on the streets and in the parking lots of California...

Saving Big with Home Beauty Remedies

June 21, 2018

June 21, 2018

    I am tired of spending thousands of dollars a year looking “younger than 50.” Over the past year,...

Opinion: Brown’s Naiveté in Assuming Fair PUC

June 18, 2018

June 18, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown has made this year something like a farewell tour, traveling the world as the de facto leader...

SM.a.r.t: Santa Monica Must Prepare for Future

June 15, 2018

June 15, 2018

Eight big challenges the City must address right now. The City must get ready to deal with the rise in...

Opinion: Explaining California’s Low GOP Vote

June 12, 2018

June 12, 2018

  When all the votes have finally been counted, the total tally for the two major Republican candidates in this...

Hot Flash: Bushwacked

June 9, 2018

June 9, 2018

  It’s summer. Bathing suit weather. I’m all set to get my safely conservative, bikini line wax. I went to...

SM.a.r.t: Residents and the Pension Crisis

June 8, 2018

June 8, 2018

The members of the SM.a.r.t. group are deeply concerned about the City of Santa Monica’s long-term financial health. This guest...

Opinion: Waiting for Real Proposition 13 Change

June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018

No law is more important to lifestyles in California than Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 law that limits property taxes...