By Rachel Sene & Jay Johnson
We spent three hours at the Arlington West beach display on Sunday (May 27) and Memorial Day. We talked to a cross-section of
By Jeanette Henderson Guest Commentary
EVERY AMERICAN WILL WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree that one of our most basic and noblest beliefs is that all people are created equal, and should be allowed
By BILL
A HALF-MILLION DOLLAR PLUS increase in the city’s annual “facilities” payment to the Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School District is still up in the air pending
By Wayne Bridges Santa Monica
Beverly Hills City Council is debating the issue of banning smoking in outdoor seating restaurants. First it was Calabassas, then Santa Monica to pass similar
By M. Aaron Santa Monica
I don’t need a history lesson from John H. Whitehead regarding our nations violent past (”Why Is America So Violent These Days,” May 30,
By Kitty Joyner Arlington West volunteer
(Re: Bill Bauer’s column “Arlington West exploits the dead,” May 28, page 4) As a volunteer at Arlington West I have heard this
“THE COUNCIL SHOULD WITHHOLD money from the school board. The board is guilty of non-disclosure going back to the last election. They have the obligation to disclose what they
“THE ONLY GAG ORDER THE COUNCIL should be working on is a gag order on themselves.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 2, 2007.
“I THINK FOR ANY ELECTED PERSON TO insist on a policy change on the basis of emotional testimony only is irresponsible and troubling. The ball is now in the court
“THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD NOT HOLD up the funds for the district’s schools and should release them prior to the budget’s adoption. The special education issues were brought
“EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST scams in California. We get about a nickel’s worth of value for every dollar spent. The school board is still second in unnecessary
“THE SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL HAD every right to withhold funds from the school district.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 2, 2007. Read
