The Ocean Park Association (OPA) would like to share our values and goals with the community and welcome any and all community members to attend one of our meetings and
After California became a state in 1850, one of its first acts was to establish the Insane Asylum of California in Stockton, the first of 12 state hospitals meant to
Few knew what to make of it. No one tweeted about it. There wasn’t a single Facebook mention. Thirty-five years ago, on February 21, 1989, Santa Monica opened the
Mavis Staples – is truly all those words of high praise that are so often thrown about too lightly: She is unique, a legend, a civil rights pioneer, a national treasure,
SMDP’s weekly guide to food and entertainment goings-on in and around town includes Pier Local's Night, Genesis Golf Tournament, rave reviews for restaurants Shirube, vegan B&
California’s public policy issues tend to stretch across multiple years or even decades, while the attention spans of politicians are abbreviated by election cycles and term limits. The short-term
California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 1, a mental health funding reform and bond measure on the March primary ballot. Below, a mental health advocate says Prop. 1
California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 1, a mental health funding reform and bond measure on the March primary ballot. Below, the guardian of a woman who died
Residential density is part of our transition to a sustainable future. As such, the proposed Lincoln Center Project is an excellent example of incremental upzoning. Adding density along major traffic
While overshadowed by national elections, campaigns for school boards and other local positions are in full swing. And school districts are undertaking the task of updating their Local Control and
During California’s 174 years of statehood, it has undergone periodic and often dramatic changes of economic personality. Its admission to the union in 1850 was largely driven by the
