Letter to the Editor: Salaries of the City
Letter to the Editor: Are you kidding me? Have you seen the salaries that are being paid at Santa Monica City Hall? Permit me to state: I am a 40 year Property Owner and voter […]
OpEd: SM.a.r.t: Santa Monica’s Path to Net Zero
The City Council recently voted to accelerate Santa Monica’s adoption of the State’s new “Net Zero Energy” policy (NZE.) Although slated for adoption by 2020, the City will now require that Residents reduce their energy […]
Letter to the Editor: YWCA For Sale
Dear Editor – I am writing in my capacity as the head of the Members Advisory Council of Club 1527, the senior membership group at the Ken Edwards Center. There are 717 Santa Monica residents, […]
Letter to the Editor: YWCA for Sale
Letter to the Editor As the immediate past chair of the American Red Cross, Santa Monica Chapter, with current participation at the National American Red Cross level, I have had the pleasure of contributing my […]
Letter to the Editor: YWCA Legacy
Letter to the Editor: YWCA Legacy I was on the board of the Santa Monica YWCA when the transitional housing and education program for the emancipated foster girls was launched. Under Sally Young’s leadership, with endowed […]
OpEd: Driving Backwards
By Steve Stajich I haven’t been in one of those cars that drive themselves yet, but I imagine that you can sit just about anywhere you like since the thing, you know, does the steering […]
OpEd: Attorney General Pick Shakes Up California Politics
By Tom Elias All through his career, unpredictability has been the hallmark of Gov. Jerry Brown, and he did it again by choosing 12-term Democratic Rep. Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles as California’s next attorney […]
Letter to the Editor: YWCA
We are saddened, along with other Soroptimist Club members, to learn of the closing of the YWCA Santa Monica, after more than 90 years of Service to the community. Our Soroptimist Club has provided funding […]
OpEd: SM.a.r.t: Money and Energy in Santa Monica
For years Santa Monica has been a willing participant in a variety of urban and civic experiments. These range from widespread rent control to sustainable buildings, to the comprehensive (and controversial) Land Use Circulation Element […]
OpEd: Red State / Blue State: Where Would You Rather Live?
By Tom Elias “The pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states,” Barack Obama famously observed in 2004, several years before he ran for President. “But I’ve got news […]
Topanga Beach Bus to Add Venice Fan Zone Stop During World Cup Events
Temporary route change aims to improve transit access to Venice Beach on July 10-11. The Los Angeles County Topanga Beach...
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School of Rock West LA Turns Kids into Rockstars in a Week (Video)
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