The Republicans recent political posturing over President Obama’s stimulus package and the California budget reminded me of the 1980s pop hit “Sunglasses at Night” about a man who retreats to darkness rather than deal with harsh realities.
When it comes to helping the homeless, Santa Monica is making great strides. Using a multi-pronged approach with an emphasis on housing the most vulnerable and chronically homeless first, City Hall, with the help of social service providers, volunteers, residents, cops and the business community, ha
I am most assuredly not illiterate. But last week when a dear friend implored me to read a book so I wouldn’t make either one of us look like a buffoon when she introduced me to its author, I reacted as if she asked me to go to Buffalo Bill’s for a dinner party, and would I mind bringing a tiny whit
Will a green energy industry be an engine of economic growth? Many want us to think so, including our new president. Apparently a booming green economy with millions of new jobs is just around the corner.
Stumbling home from an after-hours party one night, I noticed a neat row of jackets hanging just inside of the open door of Engine Company No. 3 of the Boston Fire Department.
“You’ve got mail!” — AOL zombie After my last article on United States Postal Service managerial ineptitude, I had some useful suggestions for management to curb costs, improve morale and accentuate public visibility, but some folks in the managerial field are bereft of a sense of humor while I’m bu
Last week we wrote about Santa Monica and its long-time connection to motor racing. This week, a look at the Detroit Three’s attempts to stay involved in high-performance.
At the eight-week ultrasound, it was apparent even before the doctor said anything definitive. I looked at the monitor and there was just a space in a little black hole.
His seafoam green eyes sparkled. I asked him where he liked to play. He said he didn’t like the Sydney Opera House. He preferred the Third Street Promenade.
California’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has as part of its mission statement “protecting licensees from unfair competition.” The DCA comprises 40 bureaus, programs, boards, committees, and commissions totaling 2,700 employees and a budget of $468 million, covering 255 professions and 2.
The big issue with the proposed Expo Light Rail Line is its route through Santa Monica between Cloverfield Boulevard and the Fourth Street terminus. Metro, the county transit agency building the line, originally recommended Olympic Boulevard.
Our young people are growing up in a world in which God is the new four-letter word. Look around and you will find that while it is permissible for children in many public school systems and homes to read novels with graphic language and watch sexually explicit commercials on TV, talking about God o
