It was 4:31 in the morning when the San Fernando Valley lurched. The Northridge earthquake lasted less than 30 seconds. The effort to reckon with what it revealed would consume the better part of three […]

By CHARLES ANDREWS OK, KIND OF A CLEVER HEADLINE, BUT INACCURATE They’re here for more than a year, and “brutish” is far too mild a descriptive adjective. (Anyone remember parts of speech?) I think many […]

A Comparative Environmental, Financial, and Regulatory Analysis The Two Scenarios (Three?)  The airport remains operational or closed, but likely leading to the third and future use of the land.  So it should be worth taking […]

JSX began scheduled flights from Santa Monica Airport to Las Vegas in December 2025 using 30-passenger turboprop aircraft. Service to Scottsdale was added in January 2026. The City of Santa Monica approved the JSX business […]

By CHARLES ANDREWS I HAD IT 20/20 was how they used to measure it when I was a kid in school. If you measured 20/15 or 20/10 – whoa, bragging rights on the playground. Of […]

This is a genuinely sharp question, and the data tells a concerning story that Santa Monica’s housing advocates seem to be treating as a footnote rather than a foundational constraint. The numbers involved actually say […]

The FOSP Board has voted to not apply for a city grant this year. Until 2024-25, the city website Neighborhood Organizations page said, The Neighborhood Organization Grant Program “is designed to provide financial support to […]

If you live in Sunset Park, Pico Neighborhood, or several other Santa Monica neighborhoods, a process is quietly underway that could permanently reshape where you live. It’s framed as a study. But the more you […]