we will speak with local writers like pat morrison.anta monica was founded in 1875, even before the los angeles times. it is an important paper in telling the story of a part of los angeles that seemed to be so far away from the center of action that people did not know what was going on. santa monica and the evening outlook has been so important to telling the story of santa monica. begin our feature with local journalist saul rubin. he spoke about the culture and economy of this city. >> we are in palisades park in santa monica overlooking the pacific coast highway. for is a popular park people to come walk and jog. it is a great area to get outside and enjoy where you are, which is on the coast. >> i came down here in 1986 to work at the local paper, the santa monica outlook. , was first a news reporter then i went on to be a feature writer. i had a column here for about 15 years. it is a great community to be a journalist in. even though it is a relatively small city, there are great stories, personalities, events, local politics.