By SUSAN ANN CONNOR
“Lemontini, please,” I said to the nice waitress with an extra large earring in her nose. I was dying to ask her if it hurt, if
lifeblood of America
By GUEST COMMENTARY BY JOHN WHITEHEAD
The warnings in Eisenhower’s 1961 Farewell Address to the Nation concerning the rise of the military-industrial complex are even
one corner at a time
The community is once again grieving the loss of one of its young residents as a result of violence. And once we get past the
The Santa Monica-Malibu School District is on the hunt for its next superintendent now that its current superintendent, John Deasy, has announced that he is moving on. The school
CORRECTION — In the Feb. 27 edition of the SMDP, the photo caption on the front page was incorrect. Natalie Montelongo, pitcher for the Grim Reapers, plays in the Santa Monica
By Daily Press staff
It’s time to size up your Barbie. On Saturday, at 2 p.m. at the new Main Library, noted authors and collectors of Barbie, Joe
By Daily Press staff
Spring is in the air and at the Big Blue Bus, so is change. The bus company is hosting a series of community meetings, with the
“Chits” (Public addressing City Council)
■ “This whole issue of parking has become a Gordian Knot, and if it is to be cut, it must be cut with the sword of
Time spent on the top three issues facing Santa Monicans, based on city surveys: Homelessness: 0 minutes Traffic: 35 minutes Parking: 3 hours Public Comments: 2 hours and 41 minutes
(The following is a summation of what went on in the Santa Monica City Council chambers during the council’s meeting Feb. 28, including a timeline, notable public comments and
By Daily Press staff
Wade Killefer, founding partner of Santa Monica-based Killefer Flammang Architects — the firm that has designed about one-quarter of the 20,000 residential units currently