My late mother, Thelma Neworth, grew up during the Depression and was enamored with FDR and the New Deal. Had she been born 30 years later, I'm convinced
Tuesday evening was an important night at City Hall. The council debated a proposal to do away with most short-term rentals, one of the prime targets being the multibillion-dollar company,
As part of last weekend's Republican Leadership Summit, 19 (count 'em) GOP presidential hopefuls descended upon New Hampshire. The collection consisted of 18 white men and Carly
Hillary: Hooray or hell no?
Sunday, Hillary Clinton announced she was running for president. Sunday night started the mud-slinging. It's been 96 years since the 19th Amendment gave
Wake up, Santa Monica. Tonight, at Magicopolis on 4th Street, entertainer extraordinaire Frank Olivier, a juggler, fire eater, sword swallower, knife-thrower, stilt-walker, unicyclist, acrobat and magician (whew) makes his Santa
Just when you think we can't become more divided as a country, someone finds a way. I'm referring to the controversial "Religious Freedom Restoration Act&
How deplorable is ISIS? (Or is it ISIL? I never know which.) Put it this way, Al-Qaeda, brutal terrorists in their own right, long ago disassociated themselves from ISIS. I&
Robert Durst is a 71-year-old multimillionaire currently under arrest for murder. He is also the subject of a recent HBO documentary miniseries, "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of
Apparently some readers thought I was unfair last week for poking fun at Rudy Giuliani. You'll recall that Rudy had asserted that President Obama "doesn't
