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Category: Opinion


Hot Flash: Navigating the Holiday Buffet

November 20, 2017

November 20, 2017

By Barbara Bishop Thanksgiving is next week. It’s my favorite holiday. I usually start the holiday feast at a specialty...

Brown Still Helping Developers Evade CEQA

November 20, 2017

November 20, 2017

By Tom Elias   “I’ve never seen a CEQA exemption I don’t like.” – Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown made that...

Harrison Love Exhibits at Santa Monica’s Upper West

November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017

By Patty Tedesco Artist Harrison Love finds inspiration everywhere. He grew up traveling around the world frequenting local galleries. “Santa...

An Art Collector’s Perspective

November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017

By Libby Lancaster   Longtime Santa Monica resident and photographer Michael Grecco knows a bit about art collecting. Being a...

Ask Rusty – Survivors Benefit vs. Retirement Benefit

November 16, 2017

November 16, 2017

Dear Rusty, I am a 58-year-old widow, born in 1958.  My husband, born in 1953, was collecting Social Security Disability...

Partisan Schisms The Result Of One-Party Rule

November 13, 2017

November 13, 2017

By Tom Elias   Some of the 25 surviving Republicans in the state Assembly – a politically endangered species in...

Good Taste: Adding Spice To Life

November 13, 2017

November 13, 2017

By Barbara Bishop   Today my culinary talents took a huge step forward by making a visit to Penzey’s Spices...

Is the Mojo Changing?

November 6, 2017

November 6, 2017

By Steve Stajich   Immediately following the 2016 presidential election, there was a lot of frustration and mewling about what...

Dems Can’t Assume Trump Means Automatic Congress Wins

November 6, 2017

November 6, 2017

By Tom Elias   It’s not by accident that Jeff Denham, David Valadao, Devin Nunes, Ed Royce, Mimi Walters, Darrell...

Hot Flash: My War Against Adult Acne

November 6, 2017

November 6, 2017

By Barbara Bishop   Wrinkles, frown lines and acne? It just isn’t fair. A couple of years ago, I started...