Damon Vix

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A member of American Atheists based in Santa Monica, who applied for the right to use public space at Palisades Park.

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Complaints about over-regulation led Santa Monica to be called “The People’s Republic,” although it’s too prosperous to deserve the label.  Now it might lose another designation: “The…

Has the Grinch Stolen Santa Monica’s Nativity Scenes?

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