Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

It’s always been a challenge to journalism; there is information, and there is gossip. Sometimes gossip leads to actual facts, and sometimes it fades to dust. Occasionally, it can turn into a stickier substance, more …[READ MORE]

After posting the masthead for the first time on Dec. 4, 2009, there was no way to know what would happen next. But it happened. It will continue to happen. We thought it would be …[READ MORE]

As the storm rolls south and the end of the year vacation pops up on the calendar, it’s a moment to think about culture and how we do that. Taking a holiday is a human …[READ MORE]

When there is a crucial change being considered, and it’s at the very tail end of the agenda, it’s a red flag that the mayor does not want you to see this. Its the mayoral …[READ MORE]

It’s not the direction that I was hoping to see things move, but when I notice a pattern, it’s impossible not to see where the pattern repeats.  When Daniel Lee won his seat on the …[READ MORE]

Way back in the 20th Century, I was hired to be the front desk receptionist for a small, newly minted environmental non-profit called Heal the Bay. I got this gig because someone I knew socially …[READ MORE]

For decades, it was understood that politics was about money; whoever spends the most wins. Getting your message out there was crucial to the mission, the more paper the better. Some compelling data is showing …[READ MORE]

There is, in the art of debate, a form known as the ‘”ad hominem fallacy.” When you note someone making a statement you don’t agree with, you attack the speaker personally, and not the policy …[READ MORE]

In regard to how the CCPD needs to follow the state law AB 481, the two questions that I keep coming back to are why? And how much? With hearings on gangs in the Los …[READ MORE]

It’s a multi-faceted holiday. At the first official Culver City celebration of Juneteenth at the downtown plaza, the speakers at the event had multiple names for it; Freedom Day, Kingdom Day, the End of Slavery. …[READ MORE]