DOWNTOWN — Education proponents cheered last week when Santa Monica College officials made the sudden decision to ride the optimistic wave created by the passage of a statewide school funding measure
SACRAMENTO — Federal prosecutors recommended an eight-year prison sentence for a former campaign treasurer who pleaded guilty to stealing millions from her clients over the course of a decade.
Kinde Durkee,
Editor:
It's well documented that nonprofit foundations are not subject to open financial disclosure and accountability, even when they receive government grant money. Most members of the public
With Thanksgiving upon us, we were feeling a bit introspective.
So, this week's Q-Line question asked:
What are you thankful for and why?
Here are your responses:
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THANKSGIVING DAY — It's a day of excess and gluttony for most, but the euphemistic "Turkey Day" can be something of a misnomer for the growing multitude
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Board of Education got its first look at an agreement with the local nonprofit in charge of raising funds for districtwide programs Thursday, but key points of
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL — More often than not, when an administration calls a school assembly, it's to give a long-winded but well-intentioned talk on self-esteem or the dangers of
The problem with a general presidential electionis that tens of thousands ofresidentsvoting on federal or state offices and propositionsdon't careabout local issues or who's running for
CITY HALL — Staff is done playing nice with violators of a two-year old leaf blower ban, promising to hand out citations on sight rather than offering warnings to those who
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Things did not look great for public education measures early on Tuesday night.
Proposition 30, a measure supported by Gov. Jerry Brown that raised income taxes on wealthy
CITYWIDE — Every candidate and measure backed by Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights found electoral victory according to early election results, leaving Santa Monica a one-horse town for the time
Editor:
The letter to the editor entitled "Making election picks," Nov. 5, is a perfect demonstration of why our school district needs to change. Written by a familiar
