By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 3, 2018
Santa Monica is facing a California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit that seeks to strip the city of its at-large city council
by Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 30, 2018
Cutting off your nose to spite your face isn’t good public policy. Yet that is exactly what Measure TL would do
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. March 24, 2018
California has the worst per-capita representation for its state legislature, of any state in the United States. That’s one reason I’
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. February 24, 2017
It was time to come home. I was in line waiting to check my bags and board my plane back from South
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 13, 2016
In the 1960s, I was raised on stories of the Holocaust. Every day after grade school (in St. Louis Park, MN), I
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 21, 2016
RCV stands for ranked-choice voting. Ranked-choice voting is a voting system that empowers voters to rank candidates in the order of their
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 1, 2016
There are many reasons to vote no on Measure LV. LV would undermine our existing neighborhoods, squeeze out our middle class and
By Mike Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 17, 2016
In California, the right to initiative, referendum and recall is a pro-democracy tool considered sacrosanct by many.
Ever since October 10, 1911
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 10, 2016
Urban planning is complicated - for a lot of reasons. As someone who has been active in Santa Monica’s slow growth
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. September 26, 2016
At their best, elections are opportunities to debate the issues of the day, and express our preferences through the ballot box. But
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. July 11, 2016
Last week I took the Expo Line to Downtown Los Angeles for the first time, to speak at a public hearing at
By Michael Feinstein
From the earliest migrations across Africa millions of years ago — to today’s international geopolitical conflicts — the struggle to equitably and sustainably live off natural resources has
