With all this talk of war, recession, debt, global warming, and any other major catastrophe, an old friend of mine wondered if the next generation would want to bring children into this whole mix. My […]

Lorraine Sanchez, the vice president of the neighborhood group Friends of Sunset Park (FOSP), told the Planning Commission, “Sunset Park residents are at times overwhelmed by too much of everything. Too much traffic on our […]

Last Chance Black Watch, play about Scottish soldiers in Iraq, presented by the National Theatre of Scotland and UCLA Live, 8pm Fridays/2pm and 8pm Saturdays/7pm Sundays, through October 14, $38-$46, Freud Playhouse, UCLA, WW, 310.825.2101. […]

Time Flies When You’re Alive 20th Anniversary Performance October 14 Actor-writer-director Paul Linke’s one-man show about marriage and bereavement has touched many hearts over the years. It was also a stage success that ran for […]

Save the Trees on Second and Fourth Streets Removing 50-70 old-growth trees in Santa Monica is so obviously wrong-headed on its face in what is supposedly a “green” city, that I shouldn’t need to supply […]

Last Chance  EmBark: LA Goal, exhibit by artists with developmental disabilities, through October 7, Skirball Cultural Center, 2710 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4500.  Lauren S. Henry, With A Brush Of Love, through October 7, James […]

Aid to the homeless and transportation were two topics discussed at the September 25 meeting of the Santa Monica City Council. The Council heard an update on homelessness from Stacy Rowe of the Human Services […]

Santa Monica’s Third Annual Sustainability Report Card was presented last week, and the City received lots of C’s as well as many A’s for effort. To sum it up, many areas need improvement, and the […]

The SMC Associates, an organization designed to help with the good work Santa Monica College is accomplishing in our town, had a very special guest speaker last week. The annual membership reception held at Rand […]

The Santa Monica City Council postponed a public hearing on the problems at the Santa Monica Airport. According to City Manager Lamont Ewell, information that the City had requested did not arrive early enough to […]