I am writing this in response to the community outrage surrounding the announcement of 49 beds planned for 413 and 825 Ocean Avenue, funded by the Department of Mental Health
This week I, along with millions of other Californians, received a one-page ballot for the Nov. 4 special election.
My initial reaction as I opened the envelope was anger, perhaps
It’s that time.
This week, county election officials are mailing ballots to registered voters across California in preparation for the special election next month. This is, of course, just
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When the entertainment zone ordinance was enacted in June, the Oktoberfest celebration on the Promenade was presented as a good opportunity for seeing the legislation’s potential. Though I’ve
California's families and small businesses can't afford another drugmaker backroom deal.
By Faith Bautista Tamashiro
Last week, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 41 (SB)—a
In 2018 I walked into my doctor’s office, newly pregnant and excited to hear my baby’s heartbeat for the first time. I left feeling ashamed of my body.
Thankfully, last week’s explosion and fire at California’s second largest refinery, Chevron’s El Segundo plant, was not an environmental catastrophe. But it could have serious economic and
Whether by design or by quiet submission to a rapidly-evolving digital landscape, the world’s largest social media companies have allowed their platforms to become factories of division, dehumanization and,
Companies owned by President Donald Trump have declared bankruptcy six times, a reminder that a corporation that defaults on repaying money it has borrowed is often forced into bankruptcy court.
Today, most think of the California FAIR plan as a safeguard against wildfire risk. Few are aware that the state’s insurance provider of last resort was created as a
"Santa Monica badly needs more housing. Workers can’t afford to live near their jobs, the elderly are being forced further afield, and young people like ourselves are being