Editorial
Read the official voice of the Santa Monica Daily Press through our carefully considered Editorial section. Here you'll find our newspaper's institutional stance on critical local issues, from city policy and development decisions to community initiatives and civic matters. Our editorial board provides thoughtful analysis and clear positions on the most significant topics affecting Santa Monica residents. These unsigned editorials represent our publication's collective voice and leadership on important community issues, formed through rigorous research and discussion. Count on our Editorial section for well-reasoned perspectives that contribute to meaningful civic dialogue about Santa Monica's future.
Appointing History
By Michael Feinstein, Inside/Outside. January 14, 2019 With the election of Tony Vazquez to the California State Board of Equalization...
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Appeal for Reason
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 3, 2018 Santa Monica is facing a California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit that seeks...
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Measure TL – TL Stands for ‘To Lose’ Voter Choice
by Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 30, 2018 Cutting off your nose to spite your face isn’t good public policy. Yet...
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Talk and listen
WE’RE IN THE MIDST OF ENDORSEMENT season and with a sudden burst of activity this week, we think voters need...
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Political Representation and the Public Airwaves
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. March 24, 2018 California has the worst per-capita representation for its state legislature, of any state...
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Standing Rock, Trump and Santa Monica values
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. February 24, 2017 It was time to come home. I was in line waiting to check...
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Die Jüden 1933; Today Latinos, Muslims and all of us
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 13, 2016 In the 1960s, I was raised on stories of the Holocaust. Every day...
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Next Logical Step after LV is RCV
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 21, 2016 RCV stands for ranked-choice voting. Ranked-choice voting is a voting system that empowers...
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LV’s failing to plan is planning to fail
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 1, 2016 There are many reasons to vote no on Measure LV. LV would...
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Why I’m Voting No on LV
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 10, 2016 Urban planning is complicated - for a lot of reasons. As someone who...
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