The famous renegade industrial designer Victor Papanek once wrote: "The only important thing about design is how it relates to people." Our city is in the midst of
Dear Life Matters,
You may have heard about this; several weeks ago a young man shot and killed his father, mother, sister and then himself.
This family lived down the
On May 28, 2014, after an outpouring of community opposition, the Santa Monica Planning Commission voted to delay a proposal to demolish 15 rent controlled apartments at 21st Street and
Writing this column has been a humbling experience, showing me after a lifetime of writing just how much I have to learn.
So, lately I've been reading more
Ward Cleaver. Cliff Huxtable. Cameron Pritchett.
They are the changing face of fatherhood over the years. From the remote and distant fathers of the 50s to the super-involved dads
Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental implications of the so-called "driverless car" that Google and others are working on right now?
— April Jackman, Barre, Mass.
Just a
There were some prizes and surprises resulting from last Tuesday's primary.
The big race was for Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District. Zev Yaroslavsky has been termed out.
Two weeks ago one of our SM a.r.t. members was forced out of his apartment by a fire resulting from the explosion of a faulty transformer. The response
After Tuesday's primary election, we now have five more months of campaigning until the November general election. Frankly, five weeks seems too long for me. What more do
Was it a stroke or heart attack? A stroke, Jim grumbles, slightly annoyed that I would not know the difference, a light TIA, to be precise. The doctor said I
Sunday was gorgeous. It was a perfect day for the Pedal on the Pier event that benefitted the Harold Robinson Foundation which sends kids to camp. This year my friend
