By Charles Springer
What is community? What does it stand for? Is it only for those who have apartments and houses? Is it only for people who were born and
By Todd Flora
■ It’s no secret that one of the biggest problems Santa Monica faces is homelessness. The problem is much larger than one entity can solve but Santa
By Evelyn Jerome
■ Here’s how your City Councilmembers have dealt with a multi-million dollar budget deficit this year: They voted to give a “loan” of $7.4 million
It’s a problem as old as civilization. It dates back to the dawn of humanity.
People fight over it, families are destroyed as a result of it. Neighbors argue
By Charles Springer (Charles Springer is a free lance artist and writer and a resident of Santa Monica. He)
Addiction takes on many forms from alcohol, drugs, sex, or food,
Is there blood in the water? For years, the city’s “pro-homeless” position has gone forth, criticized but rarely seriously challenged.
Citing a neighborhood — and a city — filled to
Guitarist to appear for special performance at Santa Monica blues club
By GREGG WILLIS Special to the Daily Press
Carlos Guitarlos, guitarist for the legendary ’70s and ’80s LA house
By Charles Springer
Another angel has come to the streets of Santa Monica.
Her name is Alexandra “Alex” Khan and she is an 18-year-old woman with a heart
By Karen Bauer Westchester
Please consider this an open letter to the citizens of Santa Monica. Although I regrettably no longer work or live in Santa Monica, it wasn’t
By Diane Steiner
To Mr. Charles Springer: You write well — and you are homeless? My daughter has her MBA two years past. She works two part-time menial jobs to