Economic reality bites as Newsom faces big budget problem
During his much ballyhooed, nationally televised debate with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom boasted that ...
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Restaurants are still on the long road to recovery
I'm a resident of Santa Monica and have proudly worked in this city since January 16th, 2009. While the pandemic ...
Santa Monica needs better public transportation, not more rules
The phone rang at 9:30p.m. in late September, it was a call from my former husband and my son’s father. ...
Texas to Los Angeles, the migrants forced to travel through American politics
The first indication usually comes from a worker in Brownsville, Texas. That person informs Los Angeles officials that Texas authorities ...
Interfaith statement on Israel / Gaza conflict
The Santa Monica Area Interfaith Council is a collaborative environment for people of faith to pursue peace and justice together. ...
Small-scale cannabis growers set to suffer if the state rolls back environmental rules
Legalizing recreational cannabis in California was supposed to bring illegal growers out of the shadows and into a robust, safe ...
It will take costly solutions for homelessness to overcome decades of bad policy
No matter what we look like or how much we earn, everyone needs a safe place to call home. Home ...
Why Newsom’s Senate appointment gives California voters more power in the 2024 election
Dianne Feinstein’s death, and the subsequent decision to fill her U.S. Senate seat with Laphonza Butler, led to criticism by ...
Once homeless, California makes it needlessly difficult for people to regain housing
For all the billions that California has invested to solve the homeless crisis, we have yet to commit to the ...
Protecting Californians’ Social Care Access
California has a healthcare and social services crisis on its hands. This state’s people live in a time of great ...
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