The debate on the future of the Civic Auditorium rages on. Options are to “demolish” or “renovate” at a cost of $50 million-plus. Renovation would likely involve instituting new
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 07, 2015
It may be cliché to say the Santa Monica Pier is iconic, but it's true. More than many other one-
Editor:
Our mayor is at the United Nations Climate Change conference in Paris to announce our city's move to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent below 1990
In April 1949, a large new reservoir being built under San Vicente Boulevard collapsed, killing a 62-year-old workman from Venice. The new 5-million-gallon reservoir was part
To the editor:
Daniel Shenise spouts the bizarre notion that parking spots are a subsidy for the "storage of private property" (i.e., cars). That if you own
Editor:
Assault weapons have no place on our streets. There can be no reason to allow their sale or possession. We are all too aware of the carnage that they
When I began writing these columns in 2006, "Laughing Matters" seemed an appropriate banner. With what's occurring in the world these days, including ISIS beheadings, the
I just can’t get the hang of this columnist thing. Not so much the writing part (though some would say, Oh yeah?!) but the lifestyle. Despite journalism, and especially
Most of us have had a frustrating situation with a business or a customer, or a landlord or a tenant, and thought, “Someone ought to do something about this!” The
Today is World Aids Day, and I wanted to reflect on the history of AIDS in America. On Nov. 7, 1991 Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced he was HIV positive. It
