In my college psychology classes, I learned that a person’s perception of an issue is often dependent on their attitude toward the information source and the person’s predisposition to agree or disagree with the information being delivered.
The results of the 2009 City of Santa Monica Resident Survey are out. Commissioned by the city, it assesses levels of satisfaction with city programs and services and reveals attitudes about city issues.
Adults using library computers to view pornography (called “perving”) has been an issue at our and other libraries across the country. Recent letters to the editor printed here and in other local publications have been critical of the Santa Monica Main Library for not doing more to prevent childr
As expected, the Exposition Construction Authority on Thursday approved a staff recommendation for Colorado Avenue as the preferred route for Expo Light Rail, Phase 2 through Santa Monica.
Last Tuesday, City Council took a first look at a conceptual plan to “integrate planning, urban design and circulation improvements" Downtown.
Just how many homeless are in Santa Monica? Determining the actual number of individuals is difficult. A 1990 RAND study indicated there were 1,397 homeless people in our city.
The Monday, March 9, 2009 edition of the Santa Monica Daily Press had two wonderfully juxtaposed environmental pieces from columnist Bill Bauer’s “My Write” and “Earth Talk” (ET) by the editors of E Magazine.
The appointment of Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights co-chair Gleam Davis to the late Herb Katz’ City Council seat is still garnering a lot of angst from disappointed Ted Winterer fans.
Last Tuesday, the City Council took a good idea — Exposition Light Rail extension into Santa Monica — and set the stage for decades of disaster. In making recommendations to Metro about its proposed Expo service into Santa Monica, the good news is council unanimously voted to vigorously oppose the l
This past week, Q-line asked: The Expo Light Rail Line is coming to Santa Monica, but which route it takes is still a subject of debate. The pair of routes being kicked around would either have the line make its way down Colorado Avenue to the terminus or travel along Olympic Boulevard.
The big issue with the proposed Expo Light Rail Line is its route through Santa Monica between Cloverfield Boulevard and the Fourth Street terminus. Metro, the county transit agency building the line, originally recommended Olympic Boulevard.
With the unfortunate passing of Herb Katz last month, there’s now a vacancy on City Council. Procedure calls for the remaining council members to appoint someone by Feb.
