April 12, 2026
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Real Estate agent showing clients a home.

Real Estate: Timing Can Be Everything:

Often people are not aware of what to expect in the process of selling their home. They may not know about preparations that could be made before marketing begins that will enhance the value of their home and the timing of the sale.

Etymology

The end of the day for "At the End of the Day…":

OpEd: The English language is possibly one of the most rubbery on earth. In the 1960s, spoken English absorbed so many new enhancements that I can write a sentence like “Let’s get high and jam on our axes” and most of you readers will understand that I’m talking about making some pot-inspired guitar music, not pitching a competitive event involving lumberjack skills.

Grant Recipients Address Community’s Pressing Needs.

Grant Recipients Address Community’s Pressing Needs:

The SAM Initiative has announced that L.A. Kitchen, Food Forward, and The Downtown Women’s Center of Los Angeles will be the recipients of this year’s grants totaling $170,000. All three recipients are addressing the community’s most pressing issues of food insecurity and homelessness, according to the initiative.

It's Lights On!

Lights On for the Ferris Wheel!:

It’s “Lights On” for Pacific Park’s Ferris Wheel last night, celebrating its 20th Birthday with a nearly $1 million new lighting package on the world-famous Ferris wheel that features higher resolution, greater color depth and faster “frames per second” […]

It's Lights On!

Lights On for the Ferris Wheel!:

It’s “Lights On” for Pacific Park’s Ferris Wheel, celebrating its 20th Birthday with a nearly $1 million new lighting package on the world-famous Ferris wheel that features higher resolution, greater color depth and faster “frames per second” display speed.

tri alliance

Tri Alliance’s LA Pub Crawl:

Four years ago, Woodie Hamilton, who at the time was working as a community relations liaison between the Westside and Downtown, was looking forward to this new Metro line, which would streamline his work commute. That got him thinking about what a train connecting these three disconnected parts of Los Angeles could mean for the city in a broader sense.

Santa Monica resident Lynn Peterson about to rip up a Frontier bill.

A New Frontier?: Outrage as Communications Giant Takes Over Verizon

On April 1 this year Frontier Communications took control of 3.3 million new voice connections, 2.1 new million broadband connections, and new 1.2 million FiOS video subscribers that had previously been the domain of Verizon Communications in California, Texas and Florida.

Senator Bernie Sanders.

Bernie Sanders at Santa Monica High School:

Thousands of Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters descended on Santa Monica High School Monday afternoon for the Democratic nomination for President candidate’s first rally in the city.

The opening of the Expo Line three days earlier helped to combat the forecast traffic jams, with the heavily-policed area surrounding Samohi moving at a steady pace.