Santa Monica Public Library's (SMPL) collections encompass a broad array of formats and a vast number of subjects. Formats include printed books, magazines, newspapers, and maps, DVDs, music
In Santa Monica and LA County, homelessness is not a seasonal issue. The 2015 Homeless Count identified 738 homeless individuals in Santa Monica and 44,359 in LA County. As
The saying goes that “nobody plans to fail, they just fail to plan.” Having grown up in California, earthquake country, all my life I've heard about preparations for
There's no doubt that sustainably and friendliness to the environment are big deals in Santa Monica.
So, Councilman Kevin McKeown (then Mayor McKeown), councilwoman Pam O'Connor
SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) has long advocated for a low-rise city — that is, a city primarily with buildings no taller than four stories. In
I had planned on writing a hopefully humorous column about how Chanukah is the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays. (Compared to Christmas, it gets no respect.) My title was, “Chanukah in
What George Santayana wrote in "The Life of Reason" was: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Conversely those who remember the past are
The debate on the future of the Civic Auditorium rages on. Options are to “demolish” or “renovate” at a cost of $50 million-plus. Renovation would likely involve instituting new revenue-producing
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 07, 2015
It may be cliché to say the Santa Monica Pier is iconic, but it's true. More than many other one-of-a-kind
In April 1949, a large new reservoir being built under San Vicente Boulevard collapsed, killing a 62-year-old workman from Venice. The new 5-million-gallon reservoir was part of extensive work on
