By Steve Stajich Let’s start with a look at Santa Monica’s own current status as a “Sanctuary City.” In response to extremist immigration policies that the Trump administration touted both during the election and immediately […]

While the focus and attention of many residents has been on the development of Santa Monica’s controversial Downtown Community Plan (DCP), another plan is also due for final draft release and potential adoption in 2017. […]

By Steve Stajich We’re about to make a little jump from electric pencil sharpeners to robotic or self-driving cars. Hang on, as I’ll do the driving here and we’ll see if we end up at […]

By Tom Elias Here’s a cold, wet reality: the more water in California’s reservoirs, the less urgency there is to build new ocean-water desalination plants that became a major talking point during the state’s long, […]

By Steve Stajich   Americans aren’t as good with bad memories as they are with the ones that often make us swell with pride. Two of those memories that we tend to keep hidden are […]

By Barbara Bishop   Did you know that there are 141 benefits one can derive from meditation? I won’t list them all, but many apply to me, and will apply to many others. According to […]

At a recent Council meeting (2/28/17) there was a discussion about building the long promised and needed sports field at the corner of Pico and Fourth which is a portion of the Civic Center Specific […]

Since Santa Monica has outgrown its City Hall, its staff are currently scattered across our city. The placement of the New City Services Building (CSB) behind our historic City Hall building will resolve this issue. […]