Tuesday evening February 20th I attended the Santa Monica City Council’s Audit Sub-Committee Meeting.
The Audit Subcommittee is not a City commission or board. It is supposed to provide
For the better part of the last decade, California leaders of every conceivable political stripe have told us that addressing the state’s housing affordability crisis was a top priority.
On one level, it’s completely understandable that many Californians believe they and their state would be better off without Gavin Newsom as governor. California has some seemingly intractable issues
The first round of the race for Los Angeles district attorney – one of the nation’s biggest and most closely emulated prosecutorial agencies – is down to the finish. A large
California not only has the nation’s largest number of homeless people, but one of its highest rates of homelessness vis-à-vis its overall population. The last official count found more
Something dangerous is happening at the University of California. Echoing similar moves at many private colleges, the powerful regents of our public university system are moving to suppress political speech
February showers bring March flowers. Maybe? The rain was unfortunately a setback for strawberry growers but with sunnier weather on the way, look for more strawberries to compliment the vibrant
Our weekly guide to food and entertainment goings-on in and around town includes multiple art experiences all around town, LA Wine & Food Festival, and much more.
Frieze Art Fair:
"Jacaranda, Shawn Phillips!" – was the headline I chose for my previous Noteworthy column. Seems ironic now, because: I was a big fan of Phillips when he surfaced in
When I read spectacular reviews about Funcke restaurant in Beverly Hills I tried to get a reservation but that was too tough for me, so I decided to try a
Columnist’s Note: I never want to get anything wrong in my columns. I can picture my old journalism prof Tony Hillerman raising his eyebrow and reaching for his red
