Dear Rachel, Last weekend I got in a fender bender in the parking lot of a mall. I was driving and my boyfriend was in the passenger seat. When I backed out of my parking spot, I hit the car of a man who was in my blind spot.
Despite the tremendous craftsmanship of my column, Meredith Pro Tem, for years the Pulitzer Prize board has routinely and savagely declined to offer it any recognition.
Dear New Shrink, I have been on the job hunt for a few months now and have really appreciated the support of my friends and former co-workers. One former colleague in particular has mentioned his great connections in the tech industry, which is where I hope to work.
I have only one beef with this year’s Academy Awards. I’m happy that Katherine Bigelow, director of “The Hurt Locker,” gets an Oscar for her mantel and another to rub in ex-husband James Cameron’s face.
Santa Monica is known for thinking in ways other cities don’t. So where’s that thinking as it relates to mass transit? Have you seen any city or area transit authority study comparing different methods of transport and the short- and long-term costs? No? That’s because they didn’t create one.
A quarter of a century ago my forestry class examined the Stein Valley of southwest British Columbia. It was slated to be logged. Conservationists, natives and activists, including Dr.
The paved paradise, and put up a parking lot. That’s what I thought when I read the headline that the City Council had approved plans for a new library to be built at my local park, Virginia Avenue Park.
As readers of your pages know, an excellent slate of applicants to fill the city’s vacant council seat was presented to the City Council last month. I am humbled to have been chosen by our council from among these applicants.
On Feb. 26, this newspaper ran a front page story about how City Hall failed to hold annual reviews of development agreements as required by law. DAs are made with a developer when his/her project exceeds the zoning codes.
It was revealed recently that President Obama’s bad cholesterol has gone up 42 points since 2007. Apparently, his diet is not as healthy as it was before.
Q: I have lived in the Sunset Park area of Santa Monica for 20 years and I am the captain of our Neighborhood Watch group on our block. In order to prevent crime, I have instructed our neighbors to call the police when they witness suspicious activity in our neighborhood.
This week marked Jay Leno’s return to “The Tonight Show.” I had considered writing about the Olympics but, for me, they lacked the high drama of those during the Cold War.
