By Mike Heayn Real Estate 101
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, YOU COULD GO to a federally regulated lender, fill out an application, have your credit pulled and get a loan.
By John H. Whitehead That Rutherford Guy
ON E OF TH E MOST EMOTIONALLY trying times of my life came when my father had a heart attack. I’ll never
By Cecilia Rosenthal Santa Monica
Our council members seem to be getting more and more irrational: 1) Changing the practically new police badges in order to feature City Hall! What
By Pat Murray Santa Monica
Kudos to Booth Vance (“The path to safety seems clear”) for his letter of June 27. As a former bike rider — reduced to being a
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, A SONG perfectly illustrates the mood in America. In 1984, with the Soviet Union pulling out of the Summer Games in LA, there was Springsteen’
Dear Dorie, I’m trying to find child care for my toddler but I don’t need full-time five day a week care. Most of the places I call
AMERICA’S CITIES AND TOWNS WILL soon fill with parades, fireworks and barbecues in celebration of the Fourth of July — the 231st birthday of America. But one hopes that the
By DAVID PISARRA is a family law lawyer in the Santa Monica firm of Pisarra & Grist. He welcomes your questions and comments at dpisar-or (310) 664-9969.
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By Marcus Kohl Santa Monica
On the subject of the sleeping council members: Why do I know about this and not them?
There is a skateboarder problem that is seriously
By Debra Shepherd
I am writing in regards to Mr. Pisarra’s commentary (“Welfare mothers need to be spayed,” page 4, June 26). I consider myself to be an open-
By Phyllis Chavez
What exactly do we have to do to stop the “tree-o-side” planned for Second and Fourth streets in Santa Monica? I thought we were a
By Charlotte Hays Guest Commentary
AS THE FOURTH OF JULY APPROACHES, we might stop and reflect that we have not experienced an attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11,
