Opinion - SMDP (Page 75)

Small-scale cannabis growers set to suffer if the state rolls back environmental rules

Legalizing recreational cannabis in California was supposed to bring illegal growers out of the shadows and into a robust, safe and regulated market. When voters approved Proposition 64 in 2016,

By Cal Matters

/ 17 Nov 2023

Council approves cannabis for all with vastly expanded options for opening new dispensaries in city limits

The best drummer I’ve ever heard

Library Girl landmark performance After a lifetime of writing reviews as a music journalist, I finally got smart (accidentally) and decided to use all that experience, more than 3,000

By Charles Andrews

/ 16 Nov 2023

Politics of Santa Monica, part II

But first, some good news! And why don’t you write about good news more often, Charles? There are so many good things going on in Santa Monica. Yes, there

By Charles Andrews

/ 15 Nov 2023

It will take costly solutions for homelessness to overcome decades of bad policy

No matter what we look like or how much we earn, everyone needs a safe place to call home. Home is a foundation for a good life and a building

By Guest Author

/ 14 Nov 2023

It will take costly solutions for homelessness to overcome decades of bad policy

Why Newsom’s Senate appointment gives California voters more power in the 2024 election

Dianne Feinstein’s death, and the subsequent decision to fill her U.S. Senate seat with Laphonza Butler, led to criticism by other possible claimants. While Butler has announced that

By Guest Author

/ 14 Nov 2023

Why Newsom’s Senate appointment gives California voters more power in the 2024 election

Once homeless, California makes it needlessly difficult for people to regain housing

For all the billions that California has invested to solve the homeless crisis, we have yet to commit to the most critical changes. I know because I’ve lived it.

By Guest Author

/ 13 Nov 2023

Once homeless, California makes it needlessly difficult for people to regain housing

Protecting Californians’ Social Care Access

California has a healthcare and social services crisis on its hands. This state’s people live in a time of great generational vulnerability. Homelessness, food insecurity, and mental health diagnoses

By Guest Author

/ 13 Nov 2023

Protecting Californians’ Social Care Access

Will Gavin Newsom wind up as one of California’s unpopular ex-governors?

Sooner or later, some California governors wear out their welcome and leave office in clouds of popular disdain. It’s not a universal syndrome. Republican Ronald Reagan maintained his popularity,

By Cal Matters

/ 10 Nov 2023

Will Gavin Newsom wind up as one of California’s unpopular ex-governors?

Housing alone won’t solve homelessness, California must expand its mental health system

I have learned a lot about how easy it is for someone to fall through the cracks, especially when it comes to the mental health system where all those cracks

By Guest Author

/ 10 Nov 2023

Housing alone won’t solve homelessness, California must expand its mental health system

How Houston curbed homelessness

When I joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County almost 10 years ago as an eager 28-year-old, I had no idea what I was signing myself up

By Guest Author

/ 10 Nov 2023

The Last Stand: Heroes at Ballona Wetlands

With all the grim news in the world these days, and I’m not even including pathological prevaricator George Santos still being a member of Congress, I’m pleased to

By Jack Neworth

/ 10 Nov 2023

The Last Stand: Heroes at Ballona Wetlands

Restaurant Review: Yakitori in Tokyo vs. Yakitoriya in LA

There are a lot of good restaurants in the Palisades and Santa Monica, and some wonderful sushi havens. But no Yakitori! When I was in Japan last month, we enjoyed

By Merv Hecht

/ 9 Nov 2023

Restaurant Review: Yakitori in Tokyo vs. Yakitoriya in LA