Good Taste Found in Hard Work, Friendliness and Passion for Service
By Barbara Bishop In the last year, so many hotels have been built in Santa Monica. I’m going to an opening of one in Santa Monica this week, and I’ve been to several others […]
Recycling: The Thrill is Gone?
By Steve Stajich Baby Boomers may someday tally-up their impressive list of accomplishments as a generation. It would certainly make a good six-part series for CNN: “Earth goes Boom!” might possibly be the title […]
SMa.r.t.- Our Downtown Community Plan: Quantity or Quality?
One of the most important decisions our City Council will make this year could be approval of our new Downtown Community Plan (DCP). What is the DCP? It is the master plan that will define […]
Open Letter: The ‘Chain Reaction’ Peace Sculpture Deserves to be Reinstated as Part of Santa Monica’s Public Art Collection
By Jerry Rubin and Marissa Rubin Paul Conrad’s 26-foot tall nuclear mushroom cloud peace sculpture ‘Chain Reaction’, which has now been fully refurbished, is still standing in the Santa Monica Civic Center, where it has been […]
Santa Monica’s Carol Ann Emmitt – A Lion For The New Century
By Kathryn Boole “Where there’s a need, there’s a Lion!” Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. With 1.4 million members in 210 countries and geographic areas, Lions are […]
Now There’s Likely at Least a Three-Year Wait for Single Payer
By Tom Elias Single-payer health insurance that would cover every Californian has stalled, at least for now. Because Democratic Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved state Assembly consideration of the Senate-passed insurance outline at least until […]
SMa.r.t.-Where is The There, There?
Why I never/seldom go downtown and never really want to go there. What is downtown for me, a resident of Ocean Park? The Apple store. Maybe. What else is there? Barnes & Noble is […]
Good Taste: The New Italiano in the ‘Hood
By Barbara Bishop Does Santa Monica really need another Italian restaurant? If it serves its house specialty, the Bolognese, I bellow a resounding “yes!” I’m talking about something with good taste. How can something […]
Our Drug Epidemic: Guns
By Steve Stajich First, let me acknowledge that there are always hesitations before deciding to write, once again, about guns in America. Not just for me and the space I am gratefully granted here […]
SMa.r.t.- Back to the Future
Does our City have a vision for its future? Do the current policies of our City Council, as Mr. Cole suggests, “creatively shape the tides of history” for our small beach town. Is it true […]
Meals on Wheels West LA Urgently Seeks Holiday Volunteers for Meal Deliveries
Brentwood-Based Program Needs Help Delivering Meals During the Holidays Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles is urgently seeking additional volunteers to...
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Housing Group Sues State Over Limits on Post-Wildfire Rebuilding in L.A. County
YIMBY Law Challenges Governor’s Order Allowing Cities to Restrict SB 9 Housing in High Fire Hazard Zones The housing advocacy...
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