By Camille Maben
First 5 California Executive Director
From the moment a child is born, their brains are growing and developing at fantastic speeds, and your interactions with them at
By Va Lecia Adams Kellum, Ph.D.
Nearly 60,000 people are homeless in Los Angeles County, and mental health issues impact almost 30% of that population. The rate is
by Susan DeRemer
Many Thanks
Many thanks to everyone who came to the Santa Monica Lions Club pancake breakfast to eat pancakes, catch-up with friends, watch the Cabeza de
Even in progressive Santa Monica, these are not great times for journalists. However, I'd like to share two hopefully amusing examples. The first involves someone who doesn'
By Cynthia Citron
Because they are actors who are largely unfamiliar to regular movie-goers, watching their film will make you feel like a Peeping Tom. "The Grief of
THAT I SLEPT THROUGH THE ELECTION!
Didn’t vote!
Stayed up so late worrying about the outcome that by 7 a.m. I figured, no sense fighting the crowd that
Resident support
Editor:
Term limits advocate Mary Marlow (“Why Vote for Measure TL?”, SMDP 10/20) asserts that incumbents like me "win largely because they can raise substantial amounts
By Mary Marlow
“Some sitting city councilmembers have been in office since I was in elementary school” said one young teacher, who was among the 19,000 plus voters signing
Earlier this year, on July 16, Dennia Palmer, a former employee at JW Marriott Le Merigot Hotel in Santa Monica shared a powerful, heartbreaking story of her personal experience at
