Editor: Tommy’s/Starbucks — really (“Tommy’s Burgers may get booted for Starbucks,” Feb. 21)? Do we really need another Starbucks in Santa Monica? I feel we have more than enough. For a better cup and more affordable, I’d choose an established McDonald’s or Jack in the Box. Pat Robles Santa Monica
A number of residents are circulating a referendum petition to recall City Council's approval of a development agreement for the Bergamot Transit Village. Opposition to the massive 766,
Dear EarthTalk: What are "dirty fuels" and why are they so called?
— Bill Green, Seattle, Wash.
The term "dirty fuels" refers to fuels derived from tar
Editor:
Please do not waste $27,800 to study whether homeowners want to pay more tax ("City Hall considers tax hike for low-income housing," Feb. 21, page
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education recently voted to spend $800,000 to help make up for the Education Foundation's failure to raise $4
Editor:
I too worked for the Veterans Administration.
I started my career as a psychiatric nursing assistant at the Brentwood VA hospital. While I was a student at UCLA I
Editor:
On Feb. 17, Bill Bauer wrote in his column My Write, "Claims that bicycle-friendly streets will mean more riders and less cars are unfounded. When you have
Dear residents against the Hines project,
How do you solve a problem that is already unbearable by rallying to do — nothing?
I offer my opinion here out of concern for
Mark Twain once observed, "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." I'm writing a column about it, which, I suppose, is just
