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Opinion February 3, 2014

Letter To The Editor: Hines Project Consistent With City’s Growth Strategy:

Dear Editor, The Hines project at Bergamot is consistent with our city’s strategy of directing growth to this station area, helps us meet our sustainability goals and prepares us for the future. Transit oriented communities […]

Opinion February 2, 2014

California GOP’s Lowered Election Year Expectations:

As the California Republican Party enters the 2014 election year, its tone is considerably more restrained than we’ve heard in quite awhile. With good reason. Generally, at year’s beginning, the GOP touts the large gains […]

Opinion February 2, 2014

Letter To The Editor: How Much Does The City Council Believe In Their Own LUCE?:

Dear Editor: I want to add my voice the growing chorus of people who recognize that change may be hard and controversial, but continuing on the path we are on is the far less attractive […]

Opinion February 1, 2014

Does Dianne Feinstein Remark Imply Big Senate Races Ahead?:

No doubt the California Republican Party is down, but anyone who counts it out of big statewide races is a fool who disregards the ego-satisfying appeal prominent public office can hold for the very rich […]

Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future

Opinion February 1, 2014

Is The Movie “Her”… Or Us?:

I’ll hope to not inject any spoilers here, but Spike Jonze’s film “Her” is well worth the effort to catch now in theaters for several reasons. I think it can be valuable to feel a […]

Opinion January 28, 2014

Hines Project A Developer’s Dream But A Nightmare For Residents: Letter To The Editor:

Editor’s Note: This is an open letter to the Santa Monica City Council regarding tonight’s agenda item of the Hines project. Dear Mayor O’Connor and Members of the City Council, Well, here we go again. […]

Opinion January 26, 2014

Don’t Expect Much On Immigration This Year:

There’s one big reason why, no matter how much happy talk you hear about “comprehensive immigration reform” from President Obama and members of Congress, it’s unrealistic to expect much action this year: This is an […]

Opinion January 26, 2014

EIR For Hines Development Agreement Is Deficient: Letter To The Editor:

Dear Santa Monica City Council, I am writing to you to call your attention to a major deficiency in the EIR for the proposed Hines Development Agreement. The EIR fails to address the impact that […]

Opinion January 26, 2014

429 Residents Sign E-Petition Opposing Hines Project: Letter To The Editor:

Editor’s Note: Below is a letter sent to the Santa Monica City Council regarding an E-Petition that wants to stop the Bergamot Transit Village Development Project. Dear City Council members, Residocracy is an all-volunteer based […]

Opinion January 25, 2014

Best California Budget Idea? Letting Sick, Elderly Convicts Go:

Sometimes it can take more than a decade for a completely sensible idea to catch on. So it is with what may be the single best money-saving idea in the inventive preliminary budget proposed by […]