Opinion
Engage with diverse perspectives on Santa Monica issues through our dynamic Opinion section. From guest columnists and editorial board viewpoints to reader letters and community commentary, we provide a platform for thoughtful dialogue about local matters. Our section features insights on city policies, development decisions, community initiatives, and other topics affecting Santa Monica residents. Join the community conversation through our collection of informed viewpoints, expert analysis, and reader responses to local issues. Whether sharing your perspective or exploring others' opinions, count on Santa Monica Daily Press for balanced, respectful discourse about matters shaping our city.
Q-Line answers
This past week, Q-line asked: Everybody knows that the economy is in a bad place, but that doesn’t mean your...
Read moreTurn off the news
Why should politicians be the only ones with stimulus plans? I happen to have a stimulus plan of my own....
Read moreGirls love goldfinches
Saturday is Valentine’s Day, or, as some call it, “Singles’ Awareness Day.” If you’re a guy and you haven’t bought...
Read moreThe new mortgage reality
As the world as we knew it imploded in recent months — after several years of writing on the wall...
Read moreUndressing silly fashion superstitions
Scores of superstitions surround fashion and beauty, and this inauspicious date of Friday the 13th is the perfect time to...
Read moreIt’s all in the hands
With all apologies to Lamaze, Fisher-Price, Playskool and Baby Einstein, they’ll have to find some other baby to peddle their...
Read moreLet bankruptcy courts take the wheel here
General Motors, having sucked up $9.4 billion of taxpayer cash since Christmas, now desperately craves the remaining $4 billion authorized...
Read moreThe next ‘catastrophe’
The media tends to get caught up on buzz phrases. One of my favorite phrases from the election, which has...
Read moreCouncil should call for a special election
It’s been said that many a truth has been spoken in jest. Last year, I wrote an April Fool’s column...
Read morePart 1: Neither snow nor rain nor sleet …
Editor’s note: This is part one of a four part series. “... nor gloom of night stays these couriers from...
Read moreRecent News
Copyright © 2025 SMDP. All Rights Reserved.