Editorials, letters to the editor, and other community opinions about Santa Monica.
This article appeared yesterday in The Healthy City Local. Over the weekend my son Henry wrote a note to his Facebook friends explaining why he felt so personally threatened by the candidacy of Donald Trump. Henry, who is getting a…
The following is a response from downtown community member Babak Mozaffari. For voters in California, the first look at this November’s ballot has often been accompanied by a sense of shock and horror. There are 17 state-wide measures, followed by…
(As we prepare for our pre-election party on Thursday, we’re going to take a closer look at the other two ballot propositions on the ballot next Tuesday. – DN) There’s an old saying, “don’t let perfect be the enemy of…
(As we prepare for our pre-election party on Thursday, we’re going to take a closer look at the other two ballot propositions on the ballot next Tuesday. – DN) Measure LV isn’t the only local ballot measure Santa Monica voters…
(This article first appeared in The Healthy City Local) This is another in my series of posts about the rationalizations that otherwise liberal voters use for supporting Measure LV. Of all of them, the one that is probably the most…
(This article originally appeared on The Healthy City Local.) I spend too much time on Facebook, but I have learned a few things there. One is that there’s a disconnect between local politics and the other kind. On Facebook there’s…
By Rev. Jim Conn, Retired United Methodist Minister and Former Mayor of Santa Monica The Santa Monica Committee of CLUE, Clergy and Laity United for Economic-Justice, opposes Measure LV on the Santa Monica ballot in November. We urge you to vote NO.…
Whatever our politics, I think we all can agree that this election season has been exhausting. Anxiety, doubt, and fear are the messaging tools of the day, and in many cases for good reason. As we count the days…
(Ernie Powell was a resident of SM for 26 years and still remains active in city politics out of wanting to protect the gains we made during is time here.) The Santa Monica we all know and love is under…
The following is a response from downtown community member Babak Mozaffari in an online forum about how Santa Monica’s measure LV will increase housing costs. It is reprinted with the permission of the author. You are right that high demand increases the…
Road Safety: a huge problem. There were 1.25 million road fatalities worldwide in 2013. Crashes are also the leading cause of death for teenager in this country. California leads the nation for pedestrian fatalities. Locally, Santa Monica leads California for…
This article appeared last week at The Healthy City Local. Last week I asked whether the other shoe, namely an FAA boot, was about to drop with respect to the Santa Monica Airport (SMO), i.e., would the Federal Aviation Administration take…
We don’t think it’s a surprise to say that Santa Monica Next encourages a “no” vote on Measure LV. Given that this publication was alone in calling for people to not even sign the petition that put LV on the…
(This article initially appeared at The Healthy City Local) I became active in Santa Monica politics more than 20 years ago, and from the start of my involvement people told me that come 2015, the City would close Santa Monica Airport…
(This editorial also appears on Streetsblog Los Angeles.) There is a lot to like about Measure M, the Los Angeles County sales tax that would fund a mix of transit and other transportation projects throughout the county. For all of…
