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Cal Fire expects to have the Springs fire in Ventura County contained on Monday.
Opinion

Another Big Utility Under Suspicion in Fire Disasters

November 2, 2017

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November 2, 2017

By Tom Elias As disastrous and deadly wildfires raged through once-lovely residential areas in the Wine Country and other Northern...

Opinion

It’s a New Day at the WLA: Who should be supporting the VA?

October 31, 2017

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October 31, 2017

By Marcie Polier Swartz Founder CEO Village for Vets When I tell people I’ve launched a support group for the...

To help Santa Monica voters better grasp these four initiatives
Opinion

One Year Out – Big Election Year on Tap For Democrats, Not GOP

October 30, 2017

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October 30, 2017

By Tom Elias Pity the poor California Republican Party. While its national brethren control both houses of Congress and the...

Opinion

Bump Stocks: Jobs vs Guns vs Life

October 30, 2017

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October 30, 2017

By Steve Stajich Before the mass shooting in Las Vegas, there were probably few who even knew what a bump...

Opinion

Good Taste: Chez Jay Still a Cool Place to Eat, Drink and be Merry

October 30, 2017

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October 30, 2017

By Barbara Bishop   An aging, crusty, jaded reporter (his name has been left out to protect the innocent), met...

Life and Arts, Opinion

“American Made” Soars with Cruise in Top Form

October 30, 2017

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October 30, 2017

By Nick Boyd   “American Made,” which is based on a true story, is a very entertaining movie starring Tom...

Life and Arts, Opinion

Center Stage: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell’s “Bright Star” Shining at the Ahmanso

October 30, 2017

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October 30, 2017

By Beverly Cohn Kick me for being sentimental, but in view of the emotional bashings we are receiving daily in...

Opinion

SMa.r.t.-Santa Monica… A City Searching for Itself at Sea

October 27, 2017

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October 27, 2017

If our city were a ship, it might be described as “floundering and adrift.” At times it seems that Santa...

Opinion

High Time For PUC to Fix its San Onofre “Settlement”

October 26, 2017

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October 26, 2017

By Tom Elias The California Public Utilities Commission now says it wants closure on its most contentious, most questionable decision...

Opinion

Vietnam: The Motion Picture

October 23, 2017

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October 23, 2017

By Steve Stajich   While some may still have several hours of the deeply impressive Ken Burns and Lynn Novick...

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