Once again, a logical solution to California’s estimated $25 billion budget quandary stares the state in the face. All the money that would be needed to keep all services going, pay all state employees and […]

Welcome to the Eggo Homestyle Waffles Opinion Column. And along with those toaster-fresh waffles, enjoy a cup of Starbucks’ 100 percent Kona coffee. And now, back to our content. Or did I lose you already, […]

“Values frame opportunities,” said Eileen Fogarty, speaking of why she came to Santa Monica in 2006 to lead the City through the process of creating a new Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE). The LUCE, […]

Last week I wanted to get a hold of some of that NZT, the drug that allows Bradley Cooper to use 100 percent of his brain in the new film “Limitless.” I was feeling especially […]

It was the rarest of things; a coincidence of word choice and unforeseen natural disaster. In wanting to forcefully express a thought and add some dynamic word usage to last week’s column in this newspaper, […]

Until this month, the impact of California’s impending budget cuts was purely theoretical. Sure, there have been warnings aplenty about cuts to schools, police, adult day care, prisons, Medi-Cal, state parks and much more. But […]

School nurses have long been a treasured resource in the Santa Monica/Malibu Schools. School RNs are professional nurses with extensive training specific to school nursing. They are the first line of defense any time a […]

Go online today and buy a book or DVD from an independent California-based seller on Barnesandnoble.com and you will pay a bit of sales tax. Buy the same book from Amazon.com and you won’t. Similarly, […]

There’s a tsunami of speech rolling over the planet, and yet it comes at a time when many Americans are wondering if we’ve all gone “free expression” crazy. Yes, let’s all be free… to type […]