CATCHING UP ON RECENT NEWS includes one of the dumbest ideas that I’ve heard recently: The call for a tree commission by some Santa Monica Treesavers and at least
By Tim Dillenbeck Santa Monica
Re: (page 1, June 18, “City Hall gets shady”) What illustrates “Fun in the Sun” better than our local beaches? Unfortunately, though, as we well
By Mathew Millen
Thank you, Bill Bauer (page 4, June 16, “Unleashing the growth monster”) for exposing Santa Monicans for Renters Rights (SMRR) hidden agenda in the proposed Land Use
The Daily Press editorial staff was having a story meeting the other day when we began to wonder what are you, our readers, tired of reading about. Is it the
THIS PAST TUESDAY, JULY 1, CALIFORNIA joined Washington, Utah, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia in banning something while driving. Unfortunately, it’s not a ban
By Jon Mann Santa Monica
The Growth Monster was unleashed in Santa Monica long ago, but then it was called “Slow Growth.” Now it is called “Smart Growth.” These are
Jewel, ‘Perfectly Clear’ Thelonius Monk, ‘Brilliant Corners’
The singular style of this daughter of an Alaskan cowboy singer/songwriter resonates clearly as she comes full circle on this her seventh
By RANDY WILLIAMS
In this sword and sorcery warrior tale, Jason Statham stars as a man named Farmer who sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death
HAROLD PINTER’S “BETRAYAL” IS FAR too real to be made up. And if you’re at all familiar with his personal history, you’ll recognize that this womanizing playwright
Don Winslow • Knopf
They are out there, “The Dawn Patrol.” They are the people who get up early and sit on surf boards waiting for that big wave that they
LEGENDARY COMEDIAN GEORGE CARLIN passed away a few weeks ago. Carlin often joked about euphemisms we use for saying someone died. “Passed away,” “moved on,” “gone to their final resting
The Daily Press editorial staff was having a story meeting the other day when we began to wonder what are you, our readers, tired of reading about. Is it the
