One of the dumb events last week was a presentation to the combined Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board by Boris Dramov of the ROMA Design Group, the San Francisco-
July 16 was Santa Monica’s Sept. 11. Ten people were killed and scores more were injured when an out-of-control automobile careened through a crowded downtown farmers market.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but apparently not to our City Council.
Last Tuesday, community activists Pro Se and Joe Paolucci were denied a request to
My Macmillan Dictionary defines “cabal” as “a small group of people secretly united to advance themselves or their aims by scheming and intrigue.” It’s a perfect description of the
The 1994 Public Safety Act, section 2.69.010(f), states that the city is to: “Prevent an increase, and, wherever feasible, reduce city overall expenditures relating to homeless services.
Is there blood in the water? For years, the city’s “pro-homeless” position has gone forth, criticized but rarely seriously challenged.
Citing a neighborhood — and a city — filled to
By Scott Bellomo Beaverton, Ore.
Although the point made by Ms. Brennan (Mentally ill shouldn’t be on the streets, SMDP, Aug. 6, page 4) is well taken. And, I
Wednesday, July 16, 2003 will go down as one of the most tragic days in Santa Monica history.
It’s the day a confused driver drove his car for two
Isn’t it ironic that my column last week on “too many social services” hit the streets the same time that Ocean Park Community Center Executive Director John Maceri hosted
When one thinks of the hospitality industry, luxurious, beach-front hotels come to mind.
But there’s another hospitality industry here: the homeless services industry. And, like the big hotels,
Probably one of the year’s most closely watched appointments will be Kelly Olsen’s reappointment to the Planning Commission.
His reappointment by City Council, Tuesday evening, July 8, is
