The Santa Monica Planning Commission recently denied the proposed Walgreens store on the corner of Lincoln and Pico boulevards. The developer spent over three years with his application at City Hall, making numerous changes to accommodate various city requirements, neighbors’ concerns and Planning C
It was Saturday night and the young ones were ruling Downtown, as were the old ones, and a large body of tourists. I made arrangements to pick up a friend and we were heading up to Topanga for a concert.
The most common question I am asked is, “How is the real estate market?” My thoughts on the market are as much a feeling as a statistical analysis. I’m of the opinion that a combination of an emotional sensitivity (how buyers and sellers are reacting) and the statistics is the only way to yield a tr
A few important things happened in Santa Monica while I was chasing street art in London. The first was the City Council’s adoption of design recommendations from the architects of the new City Hall Town Square, while rejecting suggestions from the Landmarks Commission that would have retained many
Q: I recently read an article in the paper about people passing counterfeit bills. Is this a common occurrence? Is this something I should look out for? A: Recently, areas in Los Angeles County have been targeted by an individual passing counterfeit $100 bills at local retail establishments.
Everyone’s positive that Barack Obama will be a one-term president. It’s reflected on the Sunday chat shows, in public opinion polls and even in e-mails from my readers.
At first I wasn’t sure I was reading the CNN report correctly. The story hinged on special pavement that uses the impact of human feet to generate electricity.
I’m one of those “job creators” members of Congress profess to admire so much. Thirty-two years ago, my partner and I started a small business with $300 worth of old records and a booth at the local Farmers’ Market.
Dear New Shrink, For years now, I have found myself getting really involved with people, girlfriends and guys alike, and then for little or no reason, pushing them away.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of the groundbreaking Santa Monica Propositions Y and YY. It also provides the opportunity to recognize and honor the unique partnership that these measures represent between the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and the city of Santa Mon
While the Occupy protests are an encouraging sign that Americans are not completely oblivious to the creeping despotism that is overtaking the nation, time alone will tell whether the Occupy Wall Street movement amounts to anything more than an expression of discontent on the part of the 99 percent
Antibiotics, jet travel, the Internet and GPS. Those are just a few things made possible by military investments that paved the way for mainstream commercial applications benefiting millions of Americans.
