Curious City

THE BELLY OF THE BEAST I girded my loins and waded in last Thursday. The natives were suspiciously friendly and...

My 5-minute run for City Council. I got a lot of support (especially considering — per minute). Thank you all....

I DECIDED TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL. It lasted about five minutes. It was an emotional five minutes. An angry,...

WHY, THOSE DIRTY ... OOPS “They're a power in Santa Monica politics. Claim to represent a large segment of our...

WHY, THOSE DIRTY … OOPS They're a power in Santa Monica politics. Claim to represent a large segment of our...

HOW DARE I?! It would be pretty nervy of me to write about the Pier concerts without even having gone...

ROUND, ROUND, GET AROUND, I GET AROUND ... As best I can lately, on one good foot. The things I...

THE BOMBS ARE BURSTING IN AIR (well, fireworks, I hope) as I sit here writing this, the evening of the...

YOU MAY NOT EVEN HAVE BEEN AWARE it was there. The YWCA, tucked away on the edge of a residential...

WENT TO THE NORTHEAST NEIGHBORS MEETING Monday evening, and they behaved themselves. But they were strong in offering their viewpoints,...