A letter arrives from the Los Angeles Coroner’s office. My chest tightens, the mind focuses. Letter open, the words jump out, “Gary” . . . death, eyes turn away, childhood memories surface.
At Parks Day on February 25, the City of Santa Monica celebrated and held activities at four parks — the re-opening of Reed and Los Amigos Parks, the re-imagined
FORBIDDEN FRUIT
When I took my first year-long peregrination across Europe in ‘72-’73, I decided mid-course to make a slow drive down the Dalmatian Coast of what
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Just saw a DVD Library Program through Berkeley taped a few months ago; I was a participant. My participation titled, "My First Library Card" A Librarian at
In 1888, famed author Rudyard Kipling published "The Man Who Would Be King" a novella about two scheming British adventurers who con their way into becoming kings in
The City of Santa Monica has recently stepped up its fight against human trafficking, especially to find and protect victims who have been forced to engage in prostitution and labor.
BILL BAUER, JOURNALIST
Our late columnist is missed as a friend, a most generous spirit to those who knew him, and as a crusading journalist of dedication and integrity to
In the run up to, and now after the 2016 election, Santa Monica’s Transparency Project members poured over city-mandated financial statements of candidates and Political Action Committees (PAC’
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The Santa Monica City Council has proclaimed that our City will now become a sort of "shadowy" sanctuary city welcoming all immigrants, legal or illegal — no questions
Driving past the Main Street dog park last week I noticed that it looked extremely naked. It hit me that several trees had been removed and replaced with new immature
This is a wonderful time of year! The days are becoming noticeably longer and with daylight savings soon upon us, I yearn for longer time in the garden, late afternoons
