Editor:
Former Mayor Michael Feinstein’s argument against Measure TL—the citizens’ initiative for City Council Term Limits—asks voters to imagine what might happen in a hypothetical scenario.
We
DEPRESSED?
Plenty of good reasons, many in your own backyard (where burglars got in, or the front sidewalk you can no longer safely walk down, or the driveway you can
by Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 30, 2018
Cutting off your nose to spite your face isn’t good public policy. Yet that is exactly what Measure TL would do
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
