Editor:
In "Nanny government not needed" (My Write, Jan. 7), Bill Bauer belittles Santa Monica's new non-smoking ordinance for multi-unit residences. I don't smoke,
Editor:
Santa Monica condominium owners take notice; you have nothing to lose but your property rights.
The spirit of Karl Marx is alive and well in Santa Monica.
Bill Bauer&
Nowhere is "big brother" watching you more than in Santa Monica.
In October, the City Council approved an ordinance that prohibits smoking in private apartments and condos. It&
Readers of my column know that at the end of every year I like to hand out awards, which I call Sammies, to those who've done well and
I've been reminded that Los Angeles County supervisors are considering a "Clean Water, Clean Beaches Measure," which would impose an annual fee on virtually all county
Thenew CityCouncil has been sworn in.Ted Winterer and Tony Vazquez joined Terry O'Day and Gleam Davis who were just re-elected. Kevin McKeown, Bob Holbrook and Pam O&
There are many sayings about home, we have all heard them. "Home for the holidays." "There is no place like home." "Home sweet home."
At City Council two weeks ago, Robert "show me the money" Holbrook, Pam "never metadeveloper I wouldn't take money from" O'Connor, Terry
Editor:
I agree with Bill Bauer that our city is basically run by Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR), developers, political action committees and city employee unions ("Bill&
For more than three decades City Hall has had a policy whereindevelopersobtain generous construction bonuses including extraheight and density over that allowed by current zoning codes in return for providing
The problem with a general presidential electionis that tens of thousands ofresidentsvoting on federal or state offices and propositionsdon't careabout local issues or who's running for
Tomorrow is election day. Vote if you haven't done so already.
This particular election is important, not only because we can select who will represent us inWashingtonandSacramentobut inSanta
