At this moment, four out of every 10 unemployed workers in the U.S. have been looking for a job for more than six months, the highest level of long-term
The city planning staff has been busy developing schemes that may benefit a few select individuals, but will make life much less pleasant for the rest of us.
The Memorial
Dear EarthTalk: Will I really be able to save money and energy in the long run by shelling out hundreds of dollars now for a so-called "smart" thermostat?
Exactly 20 years ago today (actually at 4:31 a.m.), Santa Monica shook, rattled and rolled during the 6.7 Northridge earthquake, hitting parts of our fair city extremely
Shortly after Jerry Brown was first elected governor, nearly 40 years ago, he famously said, "This is an era of limits and we all had better get used to
I was honored to again be invited to sit in on a meeting of a group of local architects calling themselves SMART, Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow. They
One of Santa Monica's most important meetings of the year will take place Wednesday evening. The Planning Commission will review proposed changes to the zoning ordinance to bring
Dear EarthTalk: What is the Obama administration's America's Great Outdoors initiative and what does it hope to accomplish?
— Doug St. James, New York, NY
President Obama
Next Wednesday, Jan. 15, is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 85. In 1960, Dr. King visited Santa Monica, albeit very briefly. How do I
