This past weekend someone with a red can of spray paint made their way down Pico Blvd tagging buildings with their “art.” Most of us would call it graffiti, the
Each October, the Westside Coalition highlights success stories of remarkable people who have overcome great barriers to go from homeless to housed during its Celebrating Success Breakfast. These stories are
Street Lighting Modernization Program
For the week of August 6th, construction will be taking place throughout the project area bounded by Pico Blvd to the north, Ocean Park Blvd to
Currently, there are eighteen brush and forest fires raging in California. By far the worst is the Carr fire in Redding where at least eight have died (including two firefighters)
LOTS OF GREAT MUSIC, TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
So let’s chat about the thea-tuh, shall we?
There I go again. Butting into the arts area already covered so skillfully by
In a telephone call to Ernie, who is downstairs in a formal black suit, Charlie, who is upstairs in pajamas, announces that he has gone temporarily blind.
But that comes
I’m just a tad embarrassed to say that until about two weeks ago when fellow columnist Charles Andrews and I attended an arts luncheon, I had never been to
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
I just wanted to write about… life. People. Life in Santa Monica. The really interesting people all around us who have amazing stories we would never
This week the New Yorker published an article by Pulitzer prize winner journalist Ronan Farrow with allegations about Leslie Moonves the CBS head. The allegations date back to the 1980’
Dear EarthTalk: With all the crazy heat waves around the world this summer, how could anyone still claim that climate change isn’t anything to worry about? — Randy Smith, Providence,
City Council avoided a self-made controversy this week when they chose not to proceed with a ballot measure to update the City Charter in anticipation of changes to state rent
By Maria Loya
As a Latina mother raising two boys in Santa Monica’s Pico Neighborhood, I filed a lawsuit against the City of Santa Monica for violating the California
