Editor:
I am elated to hear that city staff is taking a position in favor of preserving Paul Conrad's peace-promoting sculpture in Santa Monica ("City Hall open
Editor:
Jonathan Mann ("Backing bicycles," Letter to the Editor, Dec. 31) makes the tired argument that cyclists are "forced" onto sidewalks by dangerous traffic. But this
The holidays are finally over and frankly, for me, it's none too soon. With all the Christmas commercials on TV and the mobs of tourists everywhere I go,
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage does not allow any pets in our domicile. Something about cleaning up their mess and fleas and other things that I cannot recall. When
Two years ago I had the pleasure of viewing and reviewing an Iranian film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi. The film, "A Separation," went on to win
Thirty years of political engagement in California politics has led me to the realization that the middle class is woefully underrepresented in this state. Not only that, but this injustice
Editor:
I wonder if Bill Bauer rides a bike often enough to comprehend why cyclists are sometimes forced on to the sidewalk, especially considering the escalating traffic congestion created by
This has been a disappointing year for President Obama and the Democrats. One would think that a year that featured a medley of Republican self-inflicted wounds culminating in the pointless
It's Sammy time — my annual awards for the good, bad and downright insegrevious in Santa Monica.
Both the Planning Commission and the City Council share the 2013 "
Editor: San Francisco has a wonderful tradition we might try here: Everyone takes Christmas trees down to the beach and pitches them into bonfires after the last sunset on Dec. 31. Communal, colorful, with warmth and hope. Could you see something like that in Santa Monica? Happy 2014 anyway. Henry
