Assemblyman Richard Bloom likes to beat dead horses. Once again, he's floating another proposal for a “sugar tax.” Never mind that two previous efforts of mandating a statewide
By Michael Feinstein, Inside/Outside. March 28, 2016
When we think about great cities we've visited around the world, the ones that we love walking around for hours,
My dear friend, Ron Accosta, who passed away this past Wednesday at the age of 81, was an amateur historian of Ocean Park, and with good reason. He was born
I hope you consider the issue about naming Buffer Park as newsworthy as I do.
The Recreation and Parks Commission met Thursday, March 18. Agenda Item B: Commission discussion and
Divorce lawyers love weddings. We consider them to be the proof of hope over experience. The more callous among us call them inventory. We know a sizable percentage will one
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. March 21, 2016
In our highly dense City, the need for more public open space is acute. Even if we doubled our current amount tomorrow,
A few days ago, the Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 to recommend that City Council approve a development agreement for a seven-story (84 foot) mixed-use apartment building at 500
For sisters Bridget and Quinn Byrne, four and two and a half years old, respectively, life is, as Larry David might say, “pretty, pretty, pretty good.” At their age it
Choosing to enter hospice care can be a wrenching decision for yourself or a loved one.
Hospice is intended to help terminally-ill people live out their lives as comfortably as
As a young girl, I admired the strong female role models in my life. My great-grandmother, a Mexican immigrant who ran the household independently while her husband, my great-grandfather, expanded
The sun shone brightly over the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday morning as electronic music played softly in the background. Gray Bright, comedian and engineer, welcomed Kristina Kipp to the
