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Letter To The Editor: Thirsty Development In Santa Monica:

August 10, 2014

August 10, 2014

Dear Editor, By now everyone knows about the drought, although some people seem to be in denial about the problem...

Senators Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein: Different Routes In Backing Israel:

August 9, 2014

August 9, 2014

Few things in a rather absurd world are more deserving of ridicule than the United Nations Human Rights Council, a...

Letter To The Editor: Did You Really Have To SLAPP Us?:

August 9, 2014

August 9, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is an open letter to the Santa Monica City Council, City Staff, and residents of Santa Monica....

Letter To The Editor: Robbed At The SMRR Convention:

August 6, 2014

August 6, 2014

Dear Editor, We the Convention Delegates to the SMRR Convention on August 3, 2014 were robbed by the SMRR Co-Chair...

Letter To The Editor: SMRR Steering Committee Post-Convention Process:

August 5, 2014

August 5, 2014

Dear Editor, I am proud to be a longtime member of Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights and serve on its...

Anti-Citizens United Prop. 49: Hobson’s Choice For Voters:

August 3, 2014

August 3, 2014

Whichever way Californians vote this fall on Proposition 49, which aims to convince Congress to pass a constitutional amendment overturning...

What We Don’t Know About The Drought In California – Plenty:

August 2, 2014

August 2, 2014

We know a fair amount about the drought that has now afflicted California for about three years: It has been...

Higher Turnout & Other Fall Election Certainties:

July 27, 2014

July 27, 2014

Make no mistake, the fall election season began on the evening of June 3, just as soon as the primary...

Will History Repeat In Child Immigrant Crisis?:

July 26, 2014

July 26, 2014

For some people familiar with the history of the runup to World War II, there’s a sense of déjà vu...

What Say You? Of Cormorants & Santa Monica City Council Candidates:

July 26, 2014

July 26, 2014

Santa Monica summer at the beach: Surfers, children splashing in the waves, junior lifeguards in training, long distance ocean swimmers...