Editor:
I want to thank you for your 2012 election guide! It has helped me to decide on a number of local issues and candidates. The interviews with the City
Editor:
Daily Press columnist Jack Neworth neglected to point out the jackass in the middle of the room — the stubborn entitlement mentality enabled by the current political class which stalls
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that cutting and burning trees adds more global warming pollution to the atmosphere than all the cars and trucks in the world combined?
— Mitchell Vale,
The problem with a general presidential electionis that tens of thousands ofresidentsvoting on federal or state offices and propositionsdon't careabout local issues or who's running for
Editor:
[The Santa Monica Daily Press] made itself absolutely indispensable during this election campaign. Overall a terrific job on reporting and illuminating.
It would have been hard — if not impossible
Editor:
Our downtown area already has a serious traffic gridlock and parking problem. So why is the city even considering demolishing an existing parking structure to build a new massive
A phrase that has found its way into our daily lexicon this year is "fiscal cliff." It refers to a combination of federal government spending cuts and expiring
Editor:
Now the City Council will be asked to rule on a Christian nativity display in Palisades Park, staffed by volunteers in two-hour rotations, and you even get hot chocolate
This past election season I received more robocalls than I have friends. Lots more. Each morning I was greeted with so many urgent e-mails telling me I had to save
Editor:
I have practiced criminal defense for over 40 years, most as a public defender. I have tried six cases where the prosecution sought the death penalty. I have one
