By Nancy Cattell-Luckenbach
As a former Santa Monica College trustee of eight years, professor and counselor for 31 years and the original organizer and first president of the Faculty
A restaurant can go under for any number of reasons — bad food, bad service, bad location, fighting partners, employee embezzlement, but probably what kills more restaurants than any other cause
LEGAL VIEWS AND NEWS
The restaurant owner’s relationship with vendors is one of the most important areas and yet it is frequently overlooked.
Because of habit, the owner falls
I have worked in the restaurant industry in various capacities since 1986. The best advice I can give to someone who wants to open a restaurant is DON’T.
Opening
NEWS What are the Constitutional rights of the homeless?
This is a hot button issue, particularly in a city that likes to style itself as the “Home to the Homeless.
By Charles Springer
The education of the majority of Americans who cannot afford the private schools is not a priority of the leaders of this country.
It seems we are
NEWS The value of an attorney and when to speak to one
Lawyers, attorneys, shysters, sharks, over-paid bottom-feeders.
These are some of the terms used to describe the
The executor of a will gathers all the assets owned by the decedent and, depending on whether or not a probate is being opened, they are to distribute the property
By Larry Mollin Santa Monica
After reading the article in SMDP on May 3 entitled “Neighborhood Markets Targeted By City Hall,” I realized how much had been lost in the
In today’s world, with the advances that medicine has made, doctors are keeping people alive longer, but not necessarily happier.
Many of my clients have stated the desire to
The Santa Monica Police Department recently released crime statistics for 2002. The results show that crime is down overall, although incidents of serious and violent crime increased, including rapes, homicides
As we all know, probate is a costly time consuming process that can cost literally thousands of dollars from the estate.
In order to reduce those costs, there are two
