Mayor Pro Tem Pam O’Connor finally filed her July 1 to Dec. 31, 2009 campaign disclosure statement on March 17, 2010 — more than six weeks late. Her council re-election contributors included a number of developers, attorneys, architects, tourism industry donors and real estate interests.
Q: As I understand it leaf blowers are illegal in Santa Monica? They kick up dust and make a horrible noise. I always see the police drive right by them, why aren’t they stopping those things? Are the electric blowers legal? Are there any legal alternatives? A: You are absolutely right.
This past week, Q-line asked: For the first time in its history, the Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss will end in Santa Monica. The race takes place Sunday, March 21.
If this week’s column seems to ramble, I say blame it on Daylight Savings. It all started at 2 a.m. on Sunday.
Dear Rachel, I don’t know what to do; my partner is addicted to porn. He watches it online every day and when I confront him about it, he says he’s addicted and he’ll never stop.
Dear New Shrink, My mom’s former best friend is a good friend of mine, although they parted ways years ago, not by my friend’s choice but by my mother’s.
The irony wasn’t lost on me when I received an e-mail saying I had been “credentialed” for a fashion show. Never mind that seeing “credential” used as a verb initially evoked thoughts of being Massa-ed or Rielle-ed — as if I had been encroached upon by something vaguely inappropriate or sleazy.
Until recently, I was ambivalent about becoming active within Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights, the city’s leading political party. On the one hand, it’s highly unlikely that I, as one of 4,000 members, would be able to have much of an impact on the vision and direction of the organization from th
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a two-part series. In my last installment I touched the titular notion of California’s agricultural dilemma vis-à-vis “too big to fail” and how our small farmers are being run out of business by the garden variety enviro-nitwits to protect a bait fish
My wife and I are very fortunate and privileged people; we own a home in Santa Monica — or rather, share ownership with a large financial institution.
Editor’s Note: The Quackers are three awesome ducks — Rusty, Richard and Sydney — from the canals of Venice who are on a mission to educate the community about the dangers of global warming and the importance of practicing sustainability, all while surfing the most gnarly waves possible.
Two college students were videotaping last Friday in Virginia Avenue Park. It was typical arty, demo reel stuff. She was the cameraman and he was the shirtless young buck romping in the park.
