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Opinion November 2, 2014

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Real Estate Deal Haunts California:

When producers named a post-apocalyptic television series “The Walking Dead,” they probably had no idea that title also would come to describe one of the worst moves Arnold Schwarzenegger made in his seven years as […]

Opinion November 1, 2014

Housing & Taxes: Fifth & Final Question For Santa Monica City Council Candidates:

The Santa Monica City Council members to be elected this Tuesday, Nov. 4 will be responsible for guiding and shaping the city. Their decisions will affect each of us in practical ways – such as […]

Opinion November 1, 2014

State Senate Candidates Ben Allen, Sandra Fluke: Values, Campaigns & Finance Reform:

Elvis Presley’s “Money Honey” (which was definitely not about elections!) could well be the title of this election season in the United States. What was the Supreme Court thinking when, in the Citizens United ruling […]

Opinion October 30, 2014

Letter To The Editor: Why You Should Vote No On Measures H, HH:

Dear Editor, According to campaign finance statements on file with the City Clerk, the majority of the funding for the Development Tax, aka H+HH campaign, are developers, their lawyers and architects who will reap financial […]

Opinion October 30, 2014

Letter To The Editor: How To Lose Control Of “Our Land”:

Dear Editor, The Yes on Measure LC Committee loudly complain that, if voters closed the airport under the terms of Measure D, nothing in that measure directly addresses the development process that would follow. This […]

Opinion October 28, 2014

Letter To The Editor: SMO & The Old North Bridge:

Dear Editor, I was born and raised in Concord, Massachusetts, the town where the American Revolution began. Maybe it’s my attachment to my origins but I can’t help but compare the defeat of measure D […]

Opinion October 28, 2014

Letter To The Editor: Why I Support Measures H & HH:

Dear Editor: Why I support H & HH. Unlike some of my NE neighbors I support H and HH. Why, when this will mean I, a 33 year resident in Santa Monica, will have to […]

Opinion October 25, 2014

Ethics: Fourth Question For Santa Monica City Council Candidates:

The Santa Monica Council City members to be elected on Nov. 4 will be responsible for guiding and shaping the city. Their decisions will affect each of us in practical ways – such as our […]

Opinion October 19, 2014

Letter To The Editor: The Common Sense City:

Dear Editor, Every resident in our city has experienced frustration with some aspect or another of the city’s policies. Wonderful as it is, our city can improve in many different ways. What is needed is […]

Opinion October 19, 2014

Propositions 45, 48: Two Obvious ‘Yes’ Votes:

It’s almost a foregone conclusion that the Proposition 1 water bond on next month’s ballot will pass easily: Every poll shows it with almost a 2-1 lead heading into the vote and the opposition has […]