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Letter To The Editor: Pro-Ponies Petition Reaches Nearly 1,300 Signatures:

November 22, 2014

November 22, 2014

Dear Editor, I am the attorney representing Tawni Angel and her company in the lawsuit against the protestors at the...

What Say You? Santa Monica Residents & The Zoning Ordinance:

November 22, 2014

November 22, 2014

The Santa Monica Planning Commission, concerned about resident opposition to the current redline version of the proposed new zoning code,...

Letter To The Editor: Council Should Act On Ride-Sharing Apps Before It’s Too Late:

November 21, 2014

November 21, 2014

Dear Editor, In 2011, the City Council passed the Santa Monica Taxi Franchise law that at the time took almost...

Letter To The Editor: After The Santa Monica Airport Vote, The Time Is Right:

November 17, 2014

November 17, 2014

Dear Editor, Thank you Santa Monica voters for seeing your way through the thick smoke of deceit blown over the...

Letter To The Editor: First Amendment Guarantees Freedom Of Speech:

November 17, 2014

November 17, 2014

Dear Editor, In the United States of America, and to an even stronger extent in the State of California, the...

Power Rate Shift: Utilities Seek To Soak Small Users:

November 16, 2014

November 16, 2014

A strong spotlight shines these days on the state Public Utilities Commission as it gets set to rule on how...

Who Needs A Political Party?:

November 15, 2014

November 15, 2014

Neither devoted Republicans nor dedicated Democrats are happy about one obvious message of this month’s election: At least in California,...

Letter To The Editor: Plea For Decency & Transparency Following SMMUSD Election:

November 11, 2014

November 11, 2014

Dear Editor, The elections are over, people are assessing failures and successes and preparing to move on. Before we do,...

There’s Sweeping & There’s Pushing:

November 8, 2014

November 8, 2014

I’m part of a generation that grew up understanding that lots of different things we ate back in the day...

Big Bucks Too Much For Populist California Statewide Measures:

November 5, 2014

November 5, 2014

So much for populism. At least when it comes to fighting the interests of big-money corporations. In every vote on...