Top 4 System Could Revive State’s Republicans
By Tom Elias Imagine for a moment that California now had a top four primary election system instead of the top two it now uses. In that alternate – for now – world, the four […]
Villaraigosa Ascending, Newsom Plateauing
By Tom Elias This is one article in a series of interviews with significant candidates for governor of California. Antonio Villaraigosa reads the polls, both his own campaign’s internal surveys and the public ones reported […]
SMa.r.t.-Term Limits: The Heart of Democracy
A Santa Monica City Councilmember and the leader of Santa Monica’s Transparency project are circulating a petition to put the brakes on perennial City Council members. The initiative proposed by Sue Himmelrich and Mary Marlow […]
Congress Must Temper Trump’s California Vendetta
By Tom Elias This has all the symptoms of a classical political vendetta: At every opportunity, President Trump does whatever he thinks might harm California, which does more to resist his agenda than any other […]
Center Stage: On The Beach With Film’s Independent Spirit Awards
By Beverly Cohn What threatened to be a rainy, windy day turned out to be quite the opposite as the god of sunshine beamed his light down on the still damp, but beautiful Santa Monica […]
SMa.r.t.-ARB (All Ready to Build?)
By Bob Taylor Santa Monica City’s Architectural Review Board (ARB), established in 1974, acts “to preserve existing areas of natural beauty, cultural importance and assure that buildings, structures, signs or other developments are in good […]
GOP Starts to Wise Up; Will Dems Follow?
By Tom Elias California’s top two primary system is living up to its “jungle primary” nickname more than this spring than ever, with dozens of candidates vying in both statewide and district races across the […]
Center Stage: “The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk”
By Beverly Cohn Kneehigh and Bristol Old Vic have sent a theatrical gift across the pond presenting us with the U.S. premiere of the award-winning “The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk.” The word “brilliant” is often […]
Good Taste: Finding the Right Kind of Referrals
By Barbara Bishop My husband and I sold our house in December. In the interim, until we decide where we will live long-term, we opted to rent a really cute, updated townhouse in the Marina. […]
Intimacy: the High of all Highs
By Guy Camilleri The need to connect intimately to another human being is essential to being human. And the use of an authentic expression (body language and words) to define this experience is a fun […]
What to Know About Santa Monica’s $3.5M ‘Restorative Justice Program’ (Video)
The City Council unanimously launched a $3.5 million Restorative Justice Program — one of the largest locally funded efforts of...
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Malibu Oceanfront Lot with Rebuild Potential Listed for $1.9M
Buyers can rebuild under Malibu’s Fast Track Rebuild Program, with potential for up to 3,433 square feet of livable space,...
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