By K.M. Pinto Santa Monica The soul-stripping of city continues Editor:
I can’t believe the city has come up with yet another asinine idea: Getting rid of
In the newly refurbished kitchen, the ceiling was pristine white. Or at least it had been earlier that day. An hour after lunch, Julius, responding to the unabated appetite of
There’s much to be said for rent control. It assists people who wouldn’t other wise be able to afford housing in SM, but it also gives some who
THE FLAGS WILL FLAP IN THE BREEZE. A small group of musicians will play taps. Flowers will be laid. Politicians will blather about patriotism and, depending on their affiliation, will
By Heidi Marshall Booth Santa Monica
I have to say that I took offense to Melody Hanatani’s biased article on rent-controlled apartments (“First-come, first-served,” May 19-
By Niels P. Hansen
I enjoy the SMDP’s ongoing and mostly balanced coverage of the debate between landlords and renters (“First-come, first-served,” May 19-20). I began
There’s much to be said for rent control. It assists people who wouldn’t other wise be able to afford housing in SM, but it also gives some who
By Tibor R. Machan Guest Commentary
ALL OF US WHO TRAVEL BY AIR HAVE probably come across those announcements in airports about how smoking is forbidden. If airports were private
Perhaps we could solve the Santa Monica dog park controversy by requiring all personas with a Santa Monica driver’s license to avoid the east lanes of Bundy Drive and
The City of Santa Monica is currently in the planning process for redeveloping the Promenade area of Downtown Santa Monica. The Downtown Parking Taskforce claims that there is a need
It is truly unfortunate that your editorial (”Someone should stick a muzzle on Rosendahl,” page 4, May 10) did not include a fair assessment about the restriction for the use
SANTA MONICA HAS RAMPED UP spending on the homeless over the last couple of years by expanding City Hall’s homeless service staff, hiring a $200,000 per year “homeless