Local activists the Treesavers have been successful in their bid to delay the city’s plan to remove over 50 ficus trees from the downtown area. They are still short
AM ERICANS HAVE ALWAYS HAD difficulty reconciling the fact that the First Amendment protects those who may be perceived as offensive, profane and bigoted. That’s the double-edged sword
BY NOW, ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE controversy involving the trees on Second and Fourth streets knows that the cutting down of some trees and relocating others, which was scheduled to
By Charles Fredricks Santa Monica
While the title of Thomas Bowden’s column is spot-on accurate (“West is indebted to Chris Columbus,” Oct. 8), reading between the lines, I’
By Paul Bergman Santa Monica
The article “Staying with the flow” (Oct. 9) described citizens’ ideas about a new Land Use and Circulation Element. My land use proposal is that
By Mike Kirwan Venice
Street performers are often too loud (“Clearing space,” Oct. 10). They should have a rule that no electrical power can be used — no microphones, no amplifiers.
By Meredith C. Carroll Meredith Pro Tem
NEIMAN MARCUS UNVEILED ITS 81ST annual Christmas Book last week. Items in the Dallas-based luxury retailer’s holiday catalog include a Gem
By Julia Reeves Santa Monica
I am 100 percent behind Friends of Sunset Park in their fight to ban faster aircraft from landing and taking off from Santa Monica Airport
By Fredric Reichel Santa Monica
I noticed that the ficus trees on Fifth Street also have “damaged” limbs, just like the ones on Fourth Street, yet these don’t pose
By Rob Pawloski Santa Monica
Yes, there are definitely two sides to the (ficus tree) issue, as (Michael Tittinger) mentioned in “We aren’t just talking about trees anymore” (Oct.
I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE know-it-all engineering geeks who spend their time inventing the latest and greatest technologies. When designing the next Tivo, iPod or search engine,
BANKS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF THE U.S. economy. First formed in 1775 by Ben Franklin, they are an essential part of the economy because with them businesses can flourish,
