This is the 4th of a 5 part article outlining serious issues Santa Monica residents and the City Council are facing. The 1st article clearly outlined where developers come first, then tourists, and lastly residents! […]

By Tom Elias, Columnist If California’s often misguided utility regulators wanted to prove they are determined to favor privately owned electric companies over almost any other interest, they could not do better than with new […]

This is the 3rd of a 5 part article outlining serious issues that Santa Monica residents and the City Council face. The 1st article was a glimpse into Santa Monica’s future and raised the question […]

By Tom Elias, Columnist Even before a proposed homeowner-inspired measure aiming to restore full zoning powers to local governments hit the streets looking to qualify for next fall’s ballot, the battle over who would control […]

This is the 2nd of five weekly articles looking at the history and current condition of Santa Monica’s beachfront environment and its future. Will our city be the tall, dense and inhumane course it is […]

It’s a New Year, a make-or-break year for Santa Monica!! How much do you care about your city and it’s beachfront environment?? This future includes the development industry that now rules our state legislature, the […]

By Tom Elias, Columnist There will be plenty of political battles next year, starting with likely reelection challenges to Gov. Gavin Newsom and similar efforts to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla. Heated contests for […]