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CSU Graduates More, Hopes to Maintain Degrees’ Value

November 27, 2017

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November 27, 2017

By Tom Elias Every economic forecast shows California needs more college graduates. About 35 percent more than today’s total by...

Volunteers with Gobble Gobble Give will prepare meals for Santa Monica’s homeless on Thanksgiving.
Opinion

Beyond The Index: Can Santa Monica Give as Good as it Gets?

November 24, 2017

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November 24, 2017

By Zoë Muntaner   Despite confronting more than its fair share of the regional homelessness crisis and an up rise...

Life and Arts, Opinion

Good Taste: Touring Downtown’s Treasures

November 24, 2017

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November 24, 2017

By Barbara Bishop This past weekend, I decided not to do my Laundry, wash my car, grocery shop or anything...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Why Pardon A Turkey?

November 22, 2017

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November 22, 2017

Dear Editor,   President Trump has used his pardon pen, while the Muller investigation starts indicting his associates. Today, he...

Opinion

Manson Dead; His ‘Family’ and it’s Like Should Never Be Freed

November 22, 2017

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November 22, 2017

By Tom Elias Charles Manson is dead and the timing is definitely appropriate. The most notorious inmate in the California...

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: SMUSD vs. MUSD

November 21, 2017

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November 21, 2017

Dear Sir/Madam,   At the 30 Oct. school district separation meeting, both the school board and SM residents suggested that...

Governor Jerry Brown
Opinion

Brown Still Helping Developers Evade CEQA

November 20, 2017

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November 20, 2017

By Tom Elias   “I’ve never seen a CEQA exemption I don’t like.” – Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown made that...

Mirror columnist Barbara Bishop.
Opinion

Hot Flash: Navigating the Holiday Buffet

November 20, 2017

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November 20, 2017

By Barbara Bishop Thanksgiving is next week. It’s my favorite holiday. I usually start the holiday feast at a specialty...

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Opinion

SMa.r.t.-Depositions and Lawsuits, Oh My!

November 17, 2017

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November 17, 2017

Last week’s SMart Group column discussed the history of at-large representation for city council seats in Santa Monica. A proposed...

Life and Arts, Opinion

An Art Collector’s Perspective

November 17, 2017

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November 17, 2017

By Libby Lancaster   Longtime Santa Monica resident and photographer Michael Grecco knows a bit about art collecting. Being a...

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