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Political Columnist and Music Journalist, Santa Monica Daily Press
Santa Monica
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Biography
Been staring at the evening news and poring through newspapers since 5th Grade. Always aced the weekly current events tests. Knew the names of every cabinet secretary -- of course. Majored in Journalism and PoliSci at UNM, also activism. Lost vision in right eye (thrown rock) covering an anti-VietNam march for the university newspaper, 2 days after Kent State. Wrote for the Albuquerque Journal and NM Independent, moved,, LA Weekly, now two weekly columns in the Santa Monica Daily Press. CURIOUS CITY is the political one, on Wed. Local corruption keeps me very busy but I write about the national scene too. Have also done radio and TV.
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Local Politics , National Politics , Local Characters , Music , Arts
Doesn’t Cover
Nothing is out of bounds.
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Seniority Positions
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Total articles 1244
By Charles Andrews Verified
Apr. 03, 2025
By Charles Andrews Verified
Mar. 27, 2025
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Apr. 03, 2025
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Santa Monica Daily Press
A local, free, daily newspaper for Santa Monica, CA and surrounding areas of Venice Beach, West LA, Brentwood. News delivery via print, mobile, email, podcast, mobile. The Daily Press publishes Monday through Friday (Weekend Edition). The Daily Press is regarded in Santa Monica as the newspaper of record. Quality, in depth reporting backed by seasoned local journalists with a long history of reporting on local politics, crime, sports, housing and government. The Daily Press is the best local option for business to get their message out to local customers, out circulating the print LA Times by over 3x in the Santa Monica and surrounding ZIP codes. Over 35k double opted in email subscribers to its newsletter, The Current. smdp.com is the most trafficked news site on the westside of LA, and outranks any other local site, including the City of Santa Monica, Chamber or Travel and Tourism.
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Founded: 2001