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Opinion September 18, 2012

Ocean Park Bike Lanes Increase Danger For Motorists: Letter To The Editor:

Dear Editor, Earlier this month self described ‘happy bicyclist’ Mike Kilgore wrote a letter of public thanks to the city of Santa Monica for the new bike lanes on Ocean Park and 14th. As a […]

Opinion September 17, 2012

The Impact Of Santa Monica College Winter Class Cuts: Letter To The Editor:

Dear Editor, I’m a teacher at Santa Monica College and a candidate for City Council. There’s a lot at stake this election, especially when it comes to schools. Well, this week one of my students […]

Opinion September 15, 2012

Neither Gay Marriage, Anything Else Changing Latino Votes So Far:

Republicans both nationally and in California have finally arrived at the realization they will need Latino votes to win future elections and that they must somehow make themselves more attractive to the nation’s fastest-growing voter […]

Justin Morrill was a Representative and a Senator from Vermont

Opinion September 15, 2012

Justin Morrill: A Hero In Every American Hometown:

Justin Morrill, 1810 – 1898, is a hero in every American hometown. We have all benefited from his historic piece of legislation, The Morrill Act, creating the Land Grant Colleges. If you went to UCLA […]

Opinion September 15, 2012

Big Food Company Bucks Make Prop. 37 Unpredictable:

There will be plenty of ballot proposition battles in California this fall that look like food fights, with figurative rotten tomatoes slung via all manner of media over issues from the death penalty to taxes […]

Opinion September 8, 2012

Santa Monica Parking Lawsuit Not Just About One Ticket: Letter To The Editor:

Dear Editor, There are several crucial omissions in the story (Parking Ticket Lawsuit Settled, August 31-September 6). The lawsuit was not about one ticket. By the City’s own estimates, 20,500 motorists are affected. Of these, […]

Opinion September 8, 2012

The GOP’s Cheap, Inaccurate Shots At California:

Back in years like 1936 and 1972, when California was in the midst of serious recessions, no Republican presidential candidate or surrogate would have dared bash California the way Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Peggy Noonan […]

Opinion September 8, 2012

Late Night Shakes And ‘The Big One’:

By now we’ve seen so much footage from around the world of what nature can do when it acts up and creates upheaval that we might feel that California is losing its edge as the […]

Opinion September 2, 2012

Ocean Park Boulevard Bike Lanes Welcome: Letter To The Editor:

Dear Editor, I just wanted to give my public thanks to the City of Santa Monica for their continued effort to make life safer for all its bicyclists. 14th Street and Ocean Park Blvd. bike […]

A sketch courtesy of Gavin Scott depicting what could be if SMO finally closes down.

Opinion September 2, 2012

Envisioning Santa Monica Airport If It Finally Closes Down: Letter To The Editor:

Dear Editor, If the Santa Monica Airport is finally closed down I propose it should be converted into an urban forest, the asphalt replaced by dense, shady stands of trees of all kinds, threaded by […]