By Tom Elias “I’ve never seen a CEQA exemption I don’t like.” – Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown made that observation shortly after starting his second go-‘round as California’s chief executive in early 2011, reacting […]
By Barbara Bishop Thanksgiving is next week. It’s my favorite holiday. I usually start the holiday feast at a specialty food store in Houston with my sister in law. Then we cook for two days […]
Last week’s SMart Group column discussed the history of at-large representation for city council seats in Santa Monica. A proposed change in the election system would result in city council and school board seats chosen […]
By Libby Lancaster Longtime Santa Monica resident and photographer Michael Grecco knows a bit about art collecting. Being a photographer, Grecco said he focuses on photographic works because he knows that area of the […]
Dear Rusty: I am a 58-year-old widow, born in 1958. My husband, born in 1953, was collecting Social Security Disability benefits when he died, worked throughout his lifetime and had earned enough credits to be eligible […]
By Tom Elias Reports rise almost weekly about missed construction deadlines and other time problems for California’s embattled bullet train project, which hopes to see passengers move between Los Angeles and San Francisco in well […]
By Beverly Cohn Israeli filmmakers, actors, directors, and producers, walked the red carpet at the beautiful Art Deco Saban Theatre at the gala opening of the 31st Israel Film Festival helmed by founder and executive […]
By Tom Elias Some of the 25 surviving Republicans in the state Assembly – a politically endangered species in today’s California – rebelled against their minority leader this summer because he went along with […]
By Tom Elias There’s nothing politicians and lobbyists in this state hate more than the ballot initiative process to which they all pay hypocritical verbal homage every chance they get. It’s easy to see why […]
By Barbara Bishop Wrinkles, frown lines and acne? It just isn’t fair. A couple of years ago, I started to get a few zits on my left cheek. They went away pretty quickly. But […]
Free ceremony with Chinook flyover, awards set for Nov. 11 The Pacific Park Ferris wheel will light up Tuesday night...
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Texas-style breakfast taco chain to open ninth spot in Santa Monica; first 50 guests get free tacos for a week...
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