It didn’t hurt that the day before leaving my daughter for a mildly significant period of time she was having some separation anxiety issues. Loudly. I mean, I guess it should have hurt when she was crying, “I want to bring Mommy,” to my husband as he scooped her up and stuck her in one car while I
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the first of the two tax cuts sought by the President George Bush. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act was enacted in 2001 to be followed, in 2003, by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act.
It’s been said that the most dangerous place in the world is being between a politician and a camera; the theory being that the politician will do anything to get in front a camera for some publicity.
A pair of changes to existing development agreements come before the Planning Commission and City Council in the next few weeks. Both will have major negative impacts on community livability if approved.
Q: I heard the Santa Monica Police Department offers an academy class for residents of Santa Monica. If so, what does the class offer, and how do I join? A: Great question, and yes we do! The Citizen Police Academy offered by the SMPD is a tremendous program.
If this week’s column seems a little goofy, I’m blaming “circumstances beyond my control” (which is the only excuse I could think of on such short notice).
Dear New Shrink, I am hoping to take a vacation at some point this summer. I have been working in my current position for the past three years and the only time I have taken off has been for holidays.
Over the weekend, my family went to see some live music in an outdoor venue, and no one had a better time than my nearly 3-year-old daughter. Every time one song stopped, she’d plead “‘Nother song, Mama? ‘Nother song, mama!” as if I had a Bat Phone directly to the band to make an urgent request on h
Older residents and others on fixed incomes were being forced out of their homes because property taxes were going through the roof. So were tempers, until the governor stepped forward to limit property tax increases to an annual 2 percent.
“You have to love yourself, before you can love someone else.” — Anonymous Sage advice on love and life has been handed down from time immemorial.
Last week, the City Council approved $46.8 million in redevelopment funds for renovation of the 53-year-old Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Problem is the Civic is out of date and no amount of renovation short of a tear-down and rebuild will fix it.
Q: I saw a person being pulled over by an unmarked vehicle with lights and sirens. The vehicle was the same make and model as a standard police car, but it did not have any police markings on it.
