THE CURRENT DISCONNECT BETWEEN the Democratic Congressional leadership and the party base over amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) can be best summarized numerically since, like pictures, numbers
By Mike Kirwan Venice
There is nothing wrong with restricting smoking in apartment buildings, even in the units themselves. If the smoke can be smelled in other units, smoking should
By Ron Lowe Santa Monica Supporting the smoking ban Editor:
Whatever happened to Bush’s promised balanced budget? Did it go the way of his compassionate conservatism?
Remember the surpluses
By Greg Chamberlain
Bravo to John Marciano for the sort of critical thinking that he brought to his opinion column (July 1, page 5, ”Is a change going to come?
By Meredith C. Carroll Meredith Pro Tem
ALTHOUGH I’M GENERALLY HAPPY AS A clam, I think I’ll always regret just a tiny bit that I never dated an
By HOWARD KALOOGIAN, a conservative Republican, is a former member of the California State Assembly who now works as an attorney.
GITMO AND GUNS ARE GETTING ALL THE press. But
By Peter Davison Santa Monica
In Robert Kronovet’s letter (“Bring on Development,” page 4, June 30) he says, “We want development, bring it on.” I’m not sure who
By Eric Cooper
I hear people want to get rid of Steve Breen as a columnist. Don’t. I don’t always agree with him but he has a “fresh”
By Gary P. Ratner executive director, Western Region
As the executive director of the only national Jewish organization with an office in Santa Monica, I take strong exception to John
By Brian Hepp Market Matters
PICTURE THIS: YOU’VE JUST WON THE lottery or received a large inheritance. You start daydreaming about all the wonderful things you’ll buy and
By Mike Heayn Real Estate 101
IT SEEMS EVERYWHERE YOU TURN THERE is another gloom and doom real estate story in the media. If you are in financial trouble and
By KENNY MACK is a writer, comedian, and social commentator living in Santa Monica whose favorite Madonna song is “Get Into the Groove” and favorite Madonna video is “Express Yourself.
