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Good Taste: Wellness Project Partnerships

September 26, 2017

September 26, 2017

By Barbara Bishop Last week, I attended a fun, community event, held at the Water Garden’s beautiful new outside space....

Beyond the Index: The Pirates of Silicon Beach

September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017

By Zoë Muntaner   “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor” – Franklin D. Roosevelt.   In his 2002...

Double Standard Prevails in California Government

September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017

By Tom Elias             Few California administrations have been plagued with as much corruption as...

Emmys and the Resistance

September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017

By Steve Stajich             Full Disclosure: Just a few years back, I had certain feelings...

SMa.r.t-Net Zero… an Ideal or Necessity?

September 22, 2017

September 22, 2017

Thane Roberts AIA for SM a.r.t. Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow Ron Goldman FAIA, Thane Roberts AIA, Bob...

Santa Monica Residents Call For Safety Amid Crime: 75-Year-Old Woman Robbed in Broad Daylight Causes Community Cries for Help

September 22, 2017

September 22, 2017

By Armen Melkonians   Last week, my 75-year-old mother-in-law was assaulted and robbed on Lincoln Boulevard near Hill Street. She...

New EPA Threat to State’s Smog Standards

September 21, 2017

September 21, 2017

By Tom Elias             Californians interested in keeping this state’s toughest-in-the-world standards for automotive pollution...

Beyond the Index: Compassionate Wellbeing?

September 18, 2017

September 18, 2017

By Zoë Muntaner Residents of Santa Monica were invited to play in the 2017 Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest,...

Hot Flash: Go Metro. By Yourself.

September 15, 2017

September 15, 2017

By Barbara Bishop   I did something very brave last weekend. I took the Metro BY MYSELF to meet a...

Californians in Congress Must Back Hurricane Aid

September 15, 2017

September 15, 2017

By Tom Elias   It doesn’t seem that way now, with one hurricane after another battering the East and Gulf...