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OpEd: Santa Monica Leads on Zero Net Energy

December 23, 2016

December 23, 2016

by Dean Kubani, City of Santa Monica Chief Sustainability Officer Santa Monica became an early leader in urban sustainability when...

Letter to the Editor: Salaries of the City

December 19, 2016

December 19, 2016

Letter to the Editor:  Are you kidding me? Have you seen the salaries that are being paid at Santa Monica...

OpEd: SM.a.r.t: Santa Monica’s Path to Net Zero

December 16, 2016

December 16, 2016

The City Council recently voted to accelerate Santa Monica’s adoption of the State’s new “Net Zero Energy” policy (NZE.)  Although...

Letter to the Editor: YWCA For Sale

December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016

Dear Editor – I am writing in my capacity as the head of the Members Advisory Council of Club 1527,...

Letter to the Editor: YWCA for Sale

December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016

Letter to the Editor As the immediate past chair of the American Red Cross, Santa Monica Chapter, with current participation...

Letter to the Editor: YWCA Legacy

December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016

Letter to the Editor:  YWCA Legacy I was on the board of the Santa Monica YWCA when the transitional housing...

OpEd: Driving Backwards

December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016

By Steve Stajich I haven’t been in one of those cars that drive themselves yet, but I imagine that you...

OpEd: Attorney General Pick Shakes Up California Politics

December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016

By Tom Elias All through his career, unpredictability has been the hallmark of Gov. Jerry Brown, and he did it...

Letter to the Editor: YWCA

December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016

We are saddened, along with other Soroptimist Club members, to learn of the closing of the YWCA Santa Monica, after...

OpEd: SM.a.r.t: Money and Energy in Santa Monica

December 9, 2016

December 9, 2016

For years Santa Monica has been a willing participant in a variety of urban and civic experiments. These range from...