The re-View: Manpuku

Santa Monica Daily Press (Life) 4/25 3:00A Merv Hecht

The corner of Olympic and Sawtelle, the beginning of the Japanese area of town and the two or three blocks to the north, has become one of the busiest food destinations in Los Angeles. In the little...

The Supreme Court just gave California an opportunity to lower housing costs

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/24 3:00A Cal Matters

Thanks to a recent blockbuster US Supreme Court ruling on excessive and often arbitrary local fees , reform may be on the way that could help ease California’s worsening housing crisis. But critical...

Newsom remains critical of California’s local response to homelessness

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/24 3:00A Cal Matters

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom reiterated one of his favorite complaints — that local government officials aren’t doing enough to reduce California’s scourge of homelessness . While renewing the annual...

The children affected by Aliso Canyon’s gas leak want to ban fracking

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/24 3:00A Cal Matters

As I walked out of my third grade classroom on Oct. 23, 2015, I was immediately hit with a potent, suffocating smell. I instantly recognized it: gasoline. Less than a mile away from my home, a faulty...

Will AG Rob Bonta jump into the 2026 race for California governor?

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/23 3:00A Cal Matters

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been busy lately, or so it would seem from the never-ending stream of press releases from the Department of Justice. If he’s not announcing successful...

Unmuted

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/22 3:00A Guest Author

Newsflash: The Santa Monica City Council voted to eliminate drug use from city parks. Well, no. The Council voted to eliminate the needle exchange program from city parks. Actually, they didn’t do...

Politics of fear—Santa Monica’s Boomers

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/22 3:00A Miles Warner

I had this politics professor who used to say that all great American literature is at heart about reverence for the past and contempt for the present—that things were getting worse. It’s a...

California has to rid itself of a ‘no’ mentality to change its relationship with cars

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/22 3:00A Cal Matters

Editor’s Note: More than 70 high school students across California submitted opinion pieces to CalMatters’ second annual Earth Day contest. The 2024 contest theme was What solution should Californians...

Californians are worried about crime, setting the stage for a ballot measure showdown

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/22 3:00A Cal Matters

Democrats completely dominate California’s state government, and one aspect of that hegemony is their ability to act without compunction. When doing whatever they want to do, Democratic officeholders...

MEASURE GS – 1 YEAR LATER

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/19 3:00A Guest Author

In the General Election of 2022 voters passed Measure GS, which created a 3 rd tier tax rate of $56 per every $1000 in value for any residential & commercial real estate sales on 8 million and above.,...

McDonald’s ice cream machines are so unreliable they’re a meme. They might also be a climate...

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/19 3:00A Guest Author

Editor’s Note: More than 70 high school students across California submitted opinion pieces to CalMatters’ second annual Earth Day contest. The 2024 contest theme was What solution should Californians...

Do You Believe In Magic

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/18 3:00A Charles Andrews

MAGIC I’ve known it for years. Going out for live music is always a gamble. Some artists are reliable – Stevie Wonder, Loudon Wainwright III, Gary Clark Jr., Judy Collins, Dave Alvin/The Blasters,...

Around Town: Earth Day, Arts and Eats

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/18 3:00A Sean Besser

SMDP’s Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes an Artists Fair on the beach, Grilled Cheese & Beer Night, Where to Eat or Order Passover Dinner , and much more! Pier...

Fear Mongering and Name Calling is Not Good Policy or Leadership. It’s Time to Return Decorum to...

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/18 3:00A Guest Author

You may have seen footage or social media posts of Tuesday’s rally at Reed Park sponsored by a group known as the Santa Monica Coalition, the same folks behind the Santa Methica and Santa Monica is...

California’s high construction costs limit housing. A Supreme Court decision might help

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/17 3:00A Cal Matters

California’s chronic inability to build enough housing – particularly for low-income families – has many causes, but a big one is its extremely high cost of construction. Some costs are intrinsic and...