They've finally arrived. My annual awards for the great, middlin' and downright hideous in Santa Monica during 2014.
The City Council voted to advance the proposed 12-
WHAT'S THE POINT — Before I was a divorce and child custody lawyer, I worked my way through law school doing small business turnarounds - companies that were in trouble
MY WRITE — By next June, hundreds of municipal zoning codes will have to be revised and approved. They mustadhere to the update of the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE)
S/HE — Ah, making New Year's resolutions. The surest way to lose respect for yourself quickly.You draw up an aggressive, indestructible plan for the coming year (this
WHAT'S THE POINT? — T'is the season for peppermint candies, gingerbread everything, loads of lights and Chanukah and Christmas displays are to be seen around town. There&
MY WRITE — Santa Monica has some of the worst traffic in Southern California - and the nation. Think that relief is in sight? Forgeddabout it! Our City Hall deals with the
The late Will Rogers, perhaps Santa Monica's most beloved citizen even 80 years after his death, was a world-renowned vaudevillian, movie star, newspaper columnist and radio performer.
The reasons why so many Santa Monicans are anti-development is because new projects are popping up like weeds and almost all of them are just plain ugly.
There are
