By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. January 25, 2016
The recent passage of Santa Monica's comprehensive Minimum Wage law was a landmark public policy achievement - and there is
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. January 18, 2016
Today is Martin Luther King Day. It also is a year to the day since my first Inside/Outside column was published
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. January 11, 2016
Location, location, location. Its a major reason we have a well-funded local government and great public services in Santa Monica - in
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 21, 2015
However extraordinary his physical talents, ferocity, perseverance and force of will on the court, Kobe Bryant has always been about more than
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 07, 2015
It may be cliché to say the Santa Monica Pier is iconic, but it's true. More than many other one-of-a-kind
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 23, 2015
Most voting systems work well enough when elections are not competitive. But when elections are close, the flaws and limitations of different
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 27, 2015
The public's right to know is something we take very seriously in Santa Monica.
That's why in July
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 27, 2015
The public planning process around the 4th/5th/Arizona mega-parcel goes back many years. The City first started purchasing properties to '
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 13, 2015
The Downtown Specific Plan on tonight's City Council agenda brings together many issues of today - density, housing, mass, height,
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. September 29, 2015
Santa Monica's iconic landmark post office at 5th and Arizona is in private hands, courtesy of the U.S. Congress,
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. July 27, 2015
"How can residents better talk to each other on issues of public policy?" That question stayed with me when I
