Almost every day that Commissioner David Cowan takes the bench in Department E in the Santa Monica Courthouse he is faced with paternity cases that are the result of two
Dear EarthTalk: Besides the presidential election, what other electoral races are environmentalists keeping an eye on this coming November?
— Matt Sloan, Sacramento, Calif.
The non-profit League of Conservation Voters
In the newly-drawn 50th Assembly District, Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom faces off against Betsy Butler, who moves over from the old 53rd District.
I've never been
When I saw the nativity, menorah, solstice and atheist displays in Palisades Park last New Year's Eve, I remembered a turquoise trailer that appeared every week at my
What do the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the disastrous Iraq war, corruption on Wall Street and within the banking industry, and the crash of 2008 all have in common?
This November, Proposition 34 — the SAFE California Act initiative — will ask California voters to stop funding the state's broken death penalty system and try another approach to improving
Back in the day, the most frightful offense on Halloween was either a teacher who banned costumes in the classroom, a torrential downpour starting at roughly 4:45 p.m.
Jerry Rubin is fasting. Again.
This time it is to save the Paul Conrad sculpture "Chain Reaction," which is outside the Santa Monica Courthouse where I appear for
Dear EarthTalk: Given that the presidential election is just around the corner, what can you tell me about each candidate's environmental track record and positions? — Jane Miller, Chicago,
It's another election year and yet another school fundraising scheme is on the ballot.
Measure ES is a $385 million bond to supposedly pay for repairs and renovation
Lots of us have observed that foods that are good for us — broccoli and bean sprouts — don't trigger intense cravings. In the late afternoon, when my energy is
When I first moved here in 1975, Santa Monica was a far different town. Curiously, the population hasn't increased that much but the demographics certainly have. Our city
