When seven states got together in 1922 to effectively divide up Colorado River usage, their resulting compact declared: “Nothing in this compact shall be construed as affecting the obligations of
Santa Monica’s beauty and vibrancy have long made it a desirable place to live. But behind the palm trees and beachside charm is a City Council that has quietly
At its last meeting, the Santa Monica City Council voted 5–2 to approve an emergency zoning ordinance that will reshape our city’s single-family neighborhoods. The new rules allow
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Sunset Picnic
As the cruelty of the second Trump administration continues to come to bear, the recent executive order directing states to states to criminalize unhoused people and institutionalize those with mental
Assembly Bill 1413 seeks to quietly rewrite California’s water laws, raising alarm among local water agencies, business groups, lawmakers and many advocates of California’s agriculture industry. The Indian
A few weeks ago, a video popped up on YouTube, purporting to be a verbal clash between Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, and Gov. Gavin Newsom during a congressional
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Kamala Harris’ penchant for strings of abstruse verbiage — popularly known as word salads — was one of several reasons her presidential campaign failed last year.
Her tendency was on display again
An unfathomable drafting blunder threatens to wreck years of painstaking work to make Los Angeles County government more responsive to the needs of its 10 million people. The magnitude of
Editor's Note: The vote to remove the board was 6-1 with Mayor Lana Negrete opposing the decision.
The Santa Monica city council executed a good ol’fashioned power
Last Friday, President Trump fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics when she provided data that displeased him, which suggests we may have officially crossed into an Orwellian era. But if
