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An Open Letter To The Santa Monica City Council Regarding Walkability:

May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013

Dear Council, Tomorrow night, you are being asked to approve a Development Agreement which in a negligible way addresses the...

Marsy’s Law: A Proposition That’s Working Well:

May 11, 2013

May 11, 2013

On a sunny California day in 1983, a woman loading bags into her car trunk in a supermarket parking lot...

Parks and the Santa Monica City Council: What Say You?

May 11, 2013

May 11, 2013

Santa Monica is having an identity crisis. This city of 80,000 plus residents is internationally known for its ethos, life...

Toll Roads, Lanes Sound Warning Note For HSR:

May 11, 2013

May 11, 2013

Gov. Jerry Brown, construction labor unions and some others are determined to proceed with California’s nascent bullet train, with the...

Don’t Let Preconceptions Decide School Funding:

May 4, 2013

May 4, 2013

When it comes to setting education funding policies for California, preconceived notions have long held at least as much sway...

Public Spaces Are Exactly That:

May 4, 2013

May 4, 2013

The City has heard the uplifted voices of exercise instructors and, for now, agreed to try and find harmony between...

LNG Exports Could Hurt California Recovery:

May 4, 2013

May 4, 2013

California’s recovery has led the nation for months in producing new jobs, even though it hasn’t yet come close to...

Immigration Change Vital For GOP, But Not Enough:

April 27, 2013

April 27, 2013

Last fall’s overwhelming, more than 3-1 Latino vote for President Obama has at last gotten leading Republican politicians to realize...

Court’s Hit At Governor Jerry Brown Actually Helps Him:

April 27, 2013

April 27, 2013

Normally, it’s uncomfortable at best to hear a federal judge — let alone a panel of three such jurists —...

Hometown Hero: David Bryan – Educator and Adventurer:

April 27, 2013

April 27, 2013

David Bryan, the Head of School at New Roads School in Santa Monica, has spent most of his life in...