By DAVID PISARRA is a partner in the Santa Monica law firm of Pisarra & Grist. He (310) 664-9969 or
I SPENT THE WEEKEND IN LAS VEGAS. I love
In a poll by the Web site AmIAnnoying.com, former “The View” host Star Jones was selected by voters as the most annoying celebrity of the year, alluding to her
There is a new and increasingly dangerous threat facing America, a threat that is getting altogether too little attention — crimes associated with prescription drug abuse.
Young people are selling or
AS EXPECTED LAST TUESDAY NIGHT, City Council voted to permanently exempt 100 percent affordable housing of 50 units or less from all development review by the Planning Commission and/or
By M.J. Coplan Massachusetts registered professional engineer
(Re: “On the water front,” Jan. 19, page 1) Ninety-two percent of U.S. fluoridated water is treated with fluosilicic acid,
By Gene Burke Founder, Santa Monicans for Safe Drinking Water Coalition
Thanks so much to the Daily Press for giving needed transparency to this local/regional water-medication challenge in
This week’s Q-Line question asked: What individual or group gets under your skin — either world-famous or locally infamous — and why?
“THE SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL AND associated
By Barbara Filet Santa Monica
Parking near the beach is a complicated matter, requiring creative solutions to fairly provide access to a scarce commodity (“Knocking their spots off,” Jan. 22,
By Matthew Muzio
Nothing really changes in Santa Monica. I have lived here for 52 months and I find it fascinating that they allow homeless people to sell and use
By Jenny Fisher
Hasn’t anyone else noticed the sign in front of Roosevelt Elementary School? I cringe every time I pass by the northeast corner of the heavily traversed
By Lloyd Garver Modern Times
Recently, I saw Al Gore’s movie, “An Inconvenient Truth,” about global warming. Whether you are someone who believes in global warming or someone who
JANUARY WRAPS UP IN SANTA MONICA with two of the biggest art shows in the nation — the 12th Annual Los Angeles Art Show and Art LA. Visual art lovers from
