READERS OF THIS COLUMN SHOULD know by now that I was the first person to go on record predicting a Barack Obama presidency and once he’s elected, I’ll
By STEVE BREEN is a self-described Reagan Republican and “the best looking mailman in Santa Monica.” He dulcama-
LET’S ALL TAKE A BREAK FROM THE passion plays of
By Jennifer L. Giancola Giancola Brothers, Inc. Santa Monica
I want to thank (Melody Hanatani) for including parts of my interview in her article (“Restaurants prepare for ban,” page 1,
ABOUT EVERY TWO MONTHS I GET a call that usually starts off with, “I bought this adorable little condo off Montana … and then the upstairs neighbor had a flood … and
By Bob Wolff Santa Monica
The picture of the plastic bottle on the beach tells it all (“Trifecta fights plastic bottles,” page 1, Feb. 15). Our Santa Monica beach already
By The Board of Directors Friends of Sunset Park
It’s been nearly six months since a top FAA official reluctantly appeared before the City Council to confirm his belief
By John McColgan Santa Monica
I was sitting in a coffee shop in Santa Monica the day before Super Tuesday. Standing next to my table were two men. They looked
Last Tuesday, the Santa Monica City Council deadlocked, thus letting stand a Landmarks Commission “OK” to demolish a “turn of the century” style house and allow the construction of a
I’D BEEN H EARI NG RU MORS THAT the Albertsons/Big 5 Sporting Goods property in the 3100 block of Wilshire Boulevard had been sold. This large property between
By Mark Marchillo Odd Man Out
V DAY. FOR SOME, THAT’S V FOR Victory; “Hey, I made it! I got somebody!” For others, that’s more like venereal, and
The eighth album from the wildly popular Blige contains 16 tunes that overall are right there with her terrific release, “The Breakthrough.” Feelin’ it songs like “Work That” and “What
I’M VERY HAPPY THAT THE WRITERS’ strike is finally over. However, even though I’ve been a member of the Writers Guild for about 35 years, both the strike
