IN THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS EVERYONE knows that the three most important attributes are “location, location and location.” In the restaurant business only a select few seem to know what
By E-mail questions or comments to meredithccar-
THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR HELPING ME fill out my life insurance application last week asked as a matter of course if I’d
BEING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND MARISA’S family, I sometimes get the sense I arrived late and missed the party of a lifetime.
Jerry Le Blanc, Marisa’s father, died eight
By Ron Lowe Santa Monica
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is no fan of the latest anti-gay initiative; the real fans and promoters of this measure are Republicans and social conservatives.
By Susan Hartley
Instead of increasing our urban forest, our City Council and City Staff are intent on de-foresting Santa Monica. They are into sticks rather than trees. Look
By Alice Ballesteros
Last May the City Council told the Santa Monica- Malibu Unified School District: If you want an additional $530,000 from the city, stop forcing parents to
By Mike Heayn Major profits often come with major risks
I WAS DRIVING AROUND THE SOUTH BAY the other day with a friend and she turned to me and said
By KENNY MACK is a writer and comedian living in Santa Monica whose sex tape will never be released to the public. He
A STORY BROKE IN THE LAST FEW
LET ME GET THIS, AHEM, STRAIGHT … social conservatives from both sides of the Political Divide have had their leopard print man panties in a twist over the open inclusion of
By Vickie Jenkins Santa Monica
Each week when the newspapers publish the (Department of Defense’s) list of names of the American military personnel who have died in Iraq, I
By Keith Lockitch The Rand Stand
ON THE EVENING OF SATURDAY, MARCH 29th, cities around the world turned off their lights for one hour to “raise” awareness about global warming.
Fluoride isn’t the only thing to add
NOW THAT SPRING IS IN FULL FLOWER, the daffodils are out and the urges of a young man and woman turn to
