Former mayor Paul Rosenstein wrote a letter to this newspaper ("Let them lease,” April 27, Page 4) and to at least one online news service taking issue with my position that the Planning Commission should not give the owner/operators of the Yahoo! Center carte-blanch approval to lease out so called
Q: I live on Adelaide Drive near the stairs that people commonly use for exercising. I like to walk in my neighborhood, but I frequently am forced to walk in the street due to people using the sidewalk to do push-ups or use their exercise equipment.
Dear New Shrink, I have been interviewing for a new position and have been fortunate enough to secure several interviews. Last Tuesday, I interviewed with Company A and was told that they would make a decision in two to three weeks.
What is the Tea Party? Who is the Tea Party? Big media types and the larger left have their demagogic spin: Tea Partyers are racist, backwoods, anti-government dunderheads with a predisposition toward domestic terrorism.
It seems begrudgingly fitting that shortly before I enter one of the final years in my 30s, I took a minivan for a test drive. That it was during one of the final years in my 30s certainly doesn’t make it better and possibly makes it worse, but it seems apropos nonetheless.
We live in a city of creativity. Our little patch of the world feeds content and imagery to the rest of the planet. I cannot count how many different artists, writers, musicians and performers of various skills I know and come across on any old Tuesday.
A financial debt can be paid back. But the debt we’ll owe our children if investments in health, nutrition and education are slashed is irreparable. Investment in human infrastructure — providing the human capacity development for optimal economic productivity and innovation through both government
The saga of the Saint John’s Health Center parking garage continues. According to its 1998 Development Agreement (DA) with City Hall, Saint John’s was supposed to build a 442 stall subterranean parking garage near its new hospital.
Q: I want to know how I can prevent my bicycle from being stolen and what the police are doing to stop bicycle thieves. A: As a bicycle rider myself, I take this subject very seriously and I can assure you that the Santa Monica Police Department is doing what they can via enforcement and education i
Last week I poked fun at Donald Trump’s possible run for president in 2012. The Donald says he’s going to make his official announcement on “The Apprentice.
The percentage of overweight children in the United States has reached epidemic numbers. In fact, one third of our nation’s kids are carrying too much weight as a result of a poor diet high in unhealthy fats and simple sugars and a sedentary lifestyle.
Dear New Shrink, I often find myself wondering about karma. I am a very honest person, so when I find myself lying about something, I eat myself up for it.
