THANKSGIVING DAY — It's a day of excess and gluttony for most, but the euphemistic "Turkey Day" can be something of a misnomer for the growing multitude
PICO BLVD — Santa Monica College officials announced Tuesday that they will offer classes this winter thanks to the passage of a school-funding measure on the November ballot, Proposition 30, and
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District students continued to outperform their state and county peers in almost every category in physical fitness test results released last week, but many
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Board of Education got its first look at an agreement with the local nonprofit in charge of raising funds for districtwide programs Thursday, but key points of
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL — More often than not, when an administration calls a school assembly, it's to give a long-winded but well-intentioned talk on self-esteem or the dangers of
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown secured a convincing win for his tax initiative on last week's ballot, thanks partly to voters who might not seem like a natural
The problem with a general presidential electionis that tens of thousands ofresidentsvoting on federal or state offices and propositionsdon't careabout local issues or who's running for
CITY HALL — Staff is done playing nice with violators of a two-year old leaf blower ban, promising to hand out citations on sight rather than offering warnings to those who
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Things did not look great for public education measures early on Tuesday night.
Proposition 30, a measure supported by Gov. Jerry Brown that raised income taxes on wealthy
CITYWIDE — Every candidate and measure backed by Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights found electoral victory according to early election results, leaving Santa Monica a one-horse town for the time
Editor:
The letter to the editor entitled "Making election picks," Nov. 5, is a perfect demonstration of why our school district needs to change. Written by a familiar
Tomorrow is election day. Vote if you haven't done so already.
This particular election is important, not only because we can select who will represent us inWashingtonandSacramentobut inSanta
