TRUTH AND LIES

Tweet by Peggy Clifford Santa Monica is one of those legendary places that’s been on the world’s radar for decades. It’s an original, not a copy. It’s been here, on the storied Southern California coast for 135 years, and it’s been an icon for longer than most of us have been alive. It’s very small, intricately made. The ocean is the main thing. It’s in the light, the air, the soil, and the souls of its most... Read More

HANDS OFF! IT’S OUR BEACH TOWN: PART I

Tweet Each of Santa Monica’s founders, Senator John P. Jones and Colonel Robert S. Baker, had his own plan for this portion of what Hamlin Garland called “the fortunate coast.” But when their original plans foundered, they folded their holdings into one town site. The first lots were sold in1875. The new town was named for a spring in what is now West  L.A. by a priest who came across the spring and was reminded of  the tears of... Read More