With an unexpectedly productive lame-duck session behind it and a new majority taking charge of the U.S. House, Capitol Hill is an energetic place at the moment.
Most of the complaints I hear from friends and neighbors deal with local traffic issues. I received an e-mail last week from a long-time friend about people in dark clothing riding bicycles without lights or reflectors on the sidewalk at night in Ocean Park.
Q. I always get scared and don’t know what to do when a police or fire vehicle is driving with their lights and sirens on. What is the lawful thing to do when an emergency vehicle is approaching? A.
As I write this a million Egyptians are in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria demanding the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. He’s been a brutal dictator (to whom we give $1.
Dear New Shrink, I am interested in finding a new job but am not sure how to get started. A few of my friends have suggested using online websites to find out about local job openings.
The president’s challenge for all of us to create the country that 9-year old Christina Taylor Green thought we had when she made the fateful trip to hear her elected representative rings true to me.
“The Super Bowl is one of the largest human trafficking events in the United States.” — Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General The wildly popular Super Bowl, with its revelry of sex, drugs and alcohol, invariably imparts a Bacchanalian aura to whatever city plays host to it, and Super Bowl XLV, which w
Some days are just better than others. Some days the sky is bluer and the air is sweeter. Other days, not so much. But living in Santa Monica allows me take a walk along the pier, see the sun set on the Pacific and remember that each day here is blessed.
Three council persons who’ve accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from developers dug in their heels on campaign finance disclosure again at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
To any follower of this column, it’s no secret that I wanted Barack Obama to win the presidency in 2008. Among my reasons was his outspoken opposition to Bush’s disastrous, unnecessary and probably illegal war in Iraq.
The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday that bans single-use plastic and paper bags, but allows retailers to sell “green” paper bags for at least a dime.
Dear New Shrink, I am at a loss. My friend and I have known each other 20 years. He moved away four years ago, but we talked regularly. I must mention he is bipolar and bisexual.
