Proposed downtown project is bigger, bolder — and badder
The Planning Commission meets Wednesday evening in City Council chambers to discuss and review a highly controversial development planned for ...
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Would smaller classes help Santa Monica High students?
In classrooms all around Los Angeles, many teachers, parents and students alike — myself included — often ask themselves, "Are ...
Defining the ethos of Santa Monica
What defines some of the greatest cities in the world? Their grand plazas and public spaces. A place where one ...
Imagination looms large in ‘Gemma Bovery’ (movie review)
When I sat down to view "Gemma Bovery" at the COLCOA French Film Festival sponsored by Air Tahiti Nui recently, ...
Spill, baby, spill
Every time there's an oil spill, as occurred last week in Santa Barbara, I recall Sarah Palin on the 2008 ...
Helping family members — even when they’re not close
You are a 30-something professional working hard at your downtown office. You reside and are raising a family in the ...
Losing ground in the fight against traffic, high rents
Most people agree that Santa Monica is a wonderful place to live: we have great weather all year, excellent public ...
Costner, Curry and Mahler make my day
SOME DAYS IT ALL JUST WORKS OUT. Sunday was a gorgeous day for a drive up the coast to the ...
Dealing with police: Rights, responsibilities and realities
Santa Monica is in the news again. It began Tuesday, April 21, when officers from the Santa Monica Police Department ...
Making the Expo line a game-changer — where everyone wins
Now that our City Council has reformed the old zoning ordinance into a new, more opaque document, it is moving ...
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