Dear Rachel, I have a low tolerance for BS. The moment I see a fatal flaw in a date, I dump her. I’m not new to dating; I know what I like and what I don’t.
As I follow the news lately it seems that either the world has gone mad or I have. This week it’s BP Global, a conglomerate highly enriched by our taxpayer-funded war in Iraq (often cited for safety violations).
It dawned on me recently that I’m turning into my mother. I was straightening up the linen closet when I realized, hey, I have a linen closet. As a kid, I avoided the linen closet in my parents’ house like the plague.
Dear New Shrink, I will be graduating from college in a few weeks. I am confident about my career choice but want to be sure that I start off strong. Do you have any suggestions for what I can do to ensure that I have a successful career ahead of me? Thank you, Need to Succeed Dear Succeed, Congratu
Two years ago I voted against giving another dollar to support Santa Monica College. Today our local public schools scramble for money to make ends meet.
A couple of months ago, I asked 600 people to join me in forming the New Energy Caucus within Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights, the tenants advocacy organization turned political party that controls Santa Monica’s City Council, Rent Control Board, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, a
California is spinning backwards into quite a perilous place the more it cuts education spending, digging itself into a rut that will have a devastating impact on its economy for many years to come.
Elephants have fascinated humankind since early time. There are two species of elephants: Asian and African, and within the latter there are two subspecies: savannah and forest elephants.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District misses out on many opportunities for funding. Superintendent Tim Cuneo told me they don’t apply for grants and funding from the National Educational Foundation or many private foundations because the SMMUSD isn’t perceived as “poor.
Q: I’ve heard that Santa Monica made it illegal to smoke on the beach and the Santa Monica Pier. Is this true? A: Yes, it is against the law to smoke on the Santa Monica Pier and on its beaches.
Those who know me may be surprised, and you can call me whatever you want: a racist, a bigot, or even a right wing wacko. However, someone of my ilk has to step forward and say that immigration has gotten out of hand.
It was eight years ago when I first met Oscar, an adorable, albeit a tad headstrong 5-month-old golden retriever service dog. I was walking back from the tennis courts next to my apartment building when I saw him with his owner, Colleen Hughes, who’s my neighbor.
