Last week, we were once again reminded of how one man, with too easy access to lethal weapons and guided by blind racial hatred, can, in just a few seconds,
After 22years as an inner-city school teacher, I left the classroom to become an educational administrator. For the next 17years I worked as a principal, school director and private school
I love it when a local activist or watchdog group digs in, uncovers alleged wrongdoing, exposes it and takes action. So my cap is off, way off, to Mary Marlow
In coming days City Council will fill three positions on the Planning Commission. In political circles, the hubbub on who will ascend to these important seats can be heard over
For middle and high school girls, Girl Central at the YWCA is the place to be after school! Our Girls Club helps girls navigate through the confusion, challenges, chaos and
I remember my first journalism class at Hamilton High School in West Los Angeles. The classroom was filled with old desks and even older typewriters. (For those too young, a
Almost 600 children and teens came into the Santa Monica Public Library branches to sign up for summer reading, setting a new record for our first weekend. The program is
I love mornings. The quiet, the peaceful calm that pervades the city. I love walking my dog in neighborhoods that are still asleep as the rosy fingers of Eos stretch
This week on the 19th of June or "Juneteenth" will be celebrated by thousands if not millions of African Americans, Native Americans and others nationally and internationally. This
The Plaza at Santa Monica proposed for 4th and 5th streets and Arizona Avenue moved closer to reality June 3 when the Planning Commission voted 4-1 to forward the 12-floor
