By Jon Mann Santa Monica A slice of Westside life Editor:
It seems like every new city manager is worse than the last... Our latest is implying that the movement
By Phyllis Elliott
Thanks to the media’s involvement, the community has intervened before the removal of ficus trees on Second and Fourth streets. Seven years ago when the city
THURSDAY IS NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY (NCOD). It is a day set aside to publicize awareness, promote acceptance and put a human face on the vast spectrum of human sexuality.
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
By Thomas Bowden The Rand Stand
ON OCTOBER 12, 1492, CHRISTOPHER Columbus discovered the New World, opening a sea route to vast uncharted territories that awaited the spread of Western
A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME THE CITY will reconfigure traffic flow on Ocean Park Boulevard from Lincoln Boulevard to 25th Street in a few weeks by repainting single traffic lanes
By Charles Fredricks Santa Monica
(RE: “See the forest for the trees” and “Setting the record straight, ” SMDP Oct. 4, 2007.) While I laud the city manager’s sentiment, “It
This past week, Q-line asked: Do water quality ratings affect when or where you go swimming?
Here are your responses: “OF COURSE WATER QUALITY RATINGS affect where I would
By Cindy McQuade Santa Monica
(As) a longtime Santa Monica resident, I applaud the wisdom and perseverance of the Santa Monica Treesavers. It is wrong to remove healthy trees. There
By Roger Genser Landmarks Commissioner
Regarding the op-ed column by City Manager Lamont Ewell (“Seeing the forest for the trees,” Oct. 4), with all due respect to Mr. Ewell,
By David Latham Santa Monica
Is Santa Monica full? Stuck in traffic the other day, that question came to mind again. The city is about 8 square miles. Subtract all
By LLOYD GARVER has read many books, some of them in hardcover. He writes the “Modern Times” column for CBSnews.com’s Opinion page and
MESSAGE TO PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS: Now
