The City Clerk is currently considering a few changes for the City Council. A few of the talking points are an increase in pay as well as the addition of
By CHARLOTTE LAWS, PH.D. is an author, realtor and former Los Angeles Commissioner. Her Web site is www.CharlotteLaws.org.
I’M NO SLACKER WHEN IT COMES TO politics,
SOMETIMES, I WONDER IF I’VE GONE down the wrong path in life. Sure, I’m happily married; my family is in good health; I have a career that both
By Heidi Marshall Booth, MSS Santa Monica
It was nice to read acknowledgments of the veterans in the column by Marty Conatser (“A grateful nation should remember”) and the cartoon
By M. L. Duncan Santa Monica
(Re: “Riders of the storm,” Nov. 9) Bicycle riders need to adhere to the laws of the road. They are in no way special.
By Kyle Hertler West Los Angeles
(Editor’s note: The following was originally sent to the City Council) I am a resident of West Los Angeles, very near the West
GETTING IT RIGHT Fabian Lewkowicz Sabrina Sutherland is the winner of this week’s Mystery Photo contest, being the first to identify that this shot was captured on the side
By Simon Salloom Simon Says
THE OTHER DAY, I OVERHEARD A conversation between two junior real estate speculators about how excited they were that there were finally some foreclosures in
By Brian Hepp Market Matters
SEASONED INVESTORS KNOW THAT there are generally two primary risks to your money: The long-term risk of inflation and the short-term risk of
The City Clerk is currently considering a few changes for the City Council. A few of the talking points are an increase in pay as well as the addition of
By Kenny Mack Word in Edgewise
I DON’T DATE AMERICAN WOMEN because I do things they find unforgivable, like making plans, calling when I say I will, and saying
By Dan Jansenson Santa Monica
(Bill) Bauer is factually wrong (“If traffic doesn’t get you, ficus trees will,” Nov. 12) when he says that the Treesavers are attempting to