Vietnam: The Motion Picture
By Steve Stajich While some may still have several hours of the deeply impressive Ken Burns and Lynn Novick documentary “The Vietnam War” awaiting viewing on their DVR, I don’t think it’s too early […]
Age a Big Factor as Younger Dems Circle Feinstein
By Tom Elias They see her as road-kill, the younger California Democrats hovering over longtime Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein this month just before and just after she announced her bid for election to a […]
Hot Flash: Beauty Remedies Save Big Bucks
By Barbara Bishop So, I am tired of spending thousands of dollars a year looking “younger than 50.” Over the past year, I purchased four different eye creams (one was $400) and they all […]
SMa.r.t.-The Road to “Parking Hell” is Paved… and We Are on It
“Santa Monica pioneered the ‘park once’ strategy with centralized parking structures that made it easy for people to leave their cars behind… and walk” – Ted Winterer, Mayor. There is an expression: “If it ain’t […]
No More Doubt: Climate Change Hitting California
By Tom Elias President Trump might want to play ostrich about climate change and place his head in the sand near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida whenever the subject comes up, much the same pose […]
Ask Rusty – SSDI and the Ticket to Work Program
Dear Rusty: I am 60 and currently getting Social Security Disability, but I would like to return to work as much as possible. I am concerned with how my earned income would affect my Social Security […]
Will Next Governor End State Corruption?
By Tom Elias The well-documented corruption in various wings of California state government shows few signs of abating soon. Even though Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest questionable appointees to the state’s powerful Public Utilities Commission […]
SMa.r.t.-Challenges, “Opportunities” For Our Pier
Samuel Tolkin for SMa.r.t (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Thane Roberts AIA, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Daniel Jansenson Architect , Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission, Ron Goldman FAIA, Samuel Tolkin Architect, Mario Fonda-Bonardi […]
All-Renewable Power: Reachable Goal For State
By Tom Elias Back in 2002, when California set its first statewide renewable energy goals, the petroleum industry and others said it would be impossible for 20 percent of all electricity to come from solar, […]
Toys “R” Hurting
By Steve Stajich Imagine you are a top executive at toy retailer Toys “R” Us. In addition to the usual day to day stresses of sustaining a nationwide chain of robustly stocked toy stores, […]
Sweet Laurel Bakery Will Not Reopen in Palisades, Closes Santa Monica Pickup Spot
Sweet Laurel opened its flagship store in Palisades Village in 2018 and built a strong following across West Los Angeles....
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SM.a.r.t. Column: Santa Monica Isn’t Rebounding Yet. It’s Replacing
Santa Monica officially reports numerous new business openings, often highlighted by the media as signs of economic recovery. However, a...
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