It’s summer. Bathing suit weather. I’m all set to get my safely conservative, bikini line wax. I went to a new place in Santa Monica, on 2nd Street, that uses a honey-based wax. It’s […]

The members of the SM.a.r.t. group are deeply concerned about the City of Santa Monica’s long-term financial health. This guest column is by members of the now-disbanded Compensation Advisory Committee. Santa Monica faces an unfunded […]

No law is more important to lifestyles in California than Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 law that limits property taxes to 1 percent of their 1975 values or 1 percent of their latest sale prices, […]

Things began looking desperate in early May for Antonio Villaraigosa’s campaign to become the next governor of California, as one poll after another showed Republican John Cox overtaking him for the second slot on the […]

Open Letter: Tree Protection Ordinance Needed for Private Property in Santa Monica  Thank’s much to all you tree loving people for your concern and love of trees and our Urban Forest! Many people in Santa […]

Ever since the California Energy Commission adopted a new solar panel requirement for new homes sold in 2020 and beyond, the edict has been under concerted attack. “This forced mandate represents an extraordinary regulatory overreach,” […]

  Last week I went to my doctor for a routine check-up. After a thorough check-up, including stress tests, an MRI, blood tests and more (including peeing in that cup). The results showed that it […]

On Monday, we celebrate[d] Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day. To my mind, this is not a day of celebration, but a day of solemn remembrances of those who made the supreme sacrifice in […]

 If you’re voting June 5 in a neighborhood garage or the clubhouse of a park or a school auditorium, you may want to remember the experience well. It might not be repeated often after this […]