There is a scene in the 1986 film Pretty In Pink where Ducky, (Jon Cryer) professes his love for Andie (Molly Ringwald), by lip syncing Otis Redding. It’s a
I had this politics professor who used to say that all great American literature is at heart about reverence for the past and contempt for the present — that things were
Many politicians these days find electoral success in channeling voters’ real or imagined fear. And this time around, the stakes feel like they couldn’t be higher. But after years
One universal truth in politics is that those in power want to stay in power. From the President right down to your local HOA board, folks in power will construe
Santa Monica is at an inflection point and we desperately need new leaders with a clearly articulated vision for the city. That strong vision should be something we as a
I grew up in the 80’s in Dogtown, where local skater kids took over swimming pools and generally ran amok throughout the neighborhoods of Venice and Santa Monica. It
These days you hear a lot of talk about affordability. We talk about inflation, growing inequality, rents, our growing homeless population, how expensive housing and food is and how we’
