Editor:
In response to Wade Major’s letter “SMMUSD Problems” dated 10/25/22, we at Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS) offer these observations.
1. Mr. Major denigrates data
My family, with our young kids, walked 3rd street at 9 p.m. quite recently. Most stores are dead. The usual crowd of drug-addicted transients were staggering around and
Election years can get contentious, and this year is no exception. Reading a recent op-ed raising the issue of race in city council elections, and many posts and comments
Antisemitic hatred inspired by recent statements from Kanye West hit nearby communities this weekend and drew strong rebukes from local lawmakers.
Sam Yebri, a lawyer and former Anti-Defamation League
Car-free commuters: Franklin Elementary School students participated in the District-wide “Bike it! Walk it! Bus it!” to school event last Friday. The week-long initiative, coordinated by SMMUSD
The following is an analysis of the race from the SMDP Editorial Board.
Santa Monica has excellent public schools. Samohi ranks in the top six percent of schools in the
The following is an analysis of the race from the SMDP Editorial Board.
The forecast of how this year’s council race will turn out hinges on whether you base
Editor:
In Monday’s Daily Press, Emily Sawicki reports (“Four more 12-story projects en route due to Housing Element snafu”) that Santa Monicans can now expect sixteen large developments
Making a splash: Locals flocked to the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday evening for this season’s second Locals’ Night. The monthly event features activities for all ages. The next Locals’ Night is set for Nov. 17.
There are nine local ballot measures before voters in November. Two-thirds are new taxes in some fashion, two strengthen rent control protections for tenants and one is an administrative
