Last week, Santa Monica took the long overdue step of raising the city-wide minimum wage and over the next four years, our community's lowest-paid employees will see their
By Jeff Schwartz
In 1975 the nonprofit New World Records was launched with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to produce 100 LPs documenting American music in all its varieties.
It's completely legal for a Santa Monica landlord to evict a rent-controlled tenant so that the owner or a relative can move in. But what if this happened
Among the most important issues facing Santa Monica today is the question of whether and how to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour over the next five years. The
Driving through the streets of downtown Los Angeles last Tuesday, during a torrential downpour, provided a look at the human reality behind all the recent LA Times articles about the
Dear Councilmembers:
The Santa Monica Democratic Club, reaffirming our commitment to an increased minimum wage for workers in our community, urges the City Council to pass the proposed ordinance before
Breeze Bike Share presented by Hulu has begun transforming Santa Monicans relationship with the road by giving residents, workers, and visitors a new option for moving around the city in
Dear Santa Monican:
Many people have been curious about the barrage of confusing messages about our minimum wage law. Thanks for asking. You're right to be puzzled by
“Concussion” is a film of great social import. The movie was directed by Peter Landesman, who also wrote the screenplay. This is Landesman's second film as a director.
When tickets for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” went on sale weeks before it's release, I spent hours after work refreshing different ticketing websites until I could secure
“Joy” is an unpretentious, straightforward story of a housewife from Long Island who succeeds in spite of all the socially conceived odds stacked against her. She endures criticism and vocal
