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Letter To The Editor: Why We Need Activity Centers:

April 15, 2015

April 15, 2015

Dear Editor, When I moved to Santa Monica over 15 years ago, I chose to live near Wilshire, a few...

Letter To The Editor: All Our Children Deserve The Best Chance At A Great Start:

April 13, 2015

April 13, 2015

Dear Editor, This week, the Council will consider the first comprehensive update of our zoning ordinance in more than three...

Pop Music From Jay To Z:

April 12, 2015

April 12, 2015

We didn’t know how simple and uncomplicated we had it back in the day. You would hear a song –...

Smell Of Fear As Utilities Commission Lawyers Up:

April 12, 2015

April 12, 2015

The strong odor surrounding California’s most powerful regulatory commission this spring stems not only from corrupt-seeming decisions but also from...

Letter: Response To “The Psychology Of Santa Monica Development”:

April 11, 2015

April 11, 2015

Editor’s Note: This Letter to the Editor is in response to Simone Gordon’s piece “The Psychology of Santa Monica Development”...

Letter To The Editor: Santa Monica Forward? Hardly:

April 11, 2015

April 11, 2015

Dear Editor, Pardon me if I don’t cue my violin and sing the praises of the so-called ‘community’ group ‘Santa...

Court Frustrates Voters’ Will on ‘Jessica’s Law’:

April 11, 2015

April 11, 2015

It was no surprise when Proposition 83, the so-called Jessica’s Law, passed in 2006 with better than a 2-1 majority....

Desalination Looks Better As Water Prices Rise:

April 5, 2015

April 5, 2015

“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink…” Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798, in the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” The...

Ted Lieu, Karen Bass Suggest Facilitating Meeting Between City, FAA In Washington, D.C.:

April 5, 2015

April 5, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is a letter dated March 24, 2015 from Congressman Ted Lieu (33rd District) and Congresswoman Karen Bass...

‘Disclose Act’ As Antidote To Dismal Vote Turnouts?:

April 4, 2015

April 4, 2015

Politicians have come up with myriad alleged reasons for the dismal vote turnouts seen across California in this spring’s municipal...