Letter to the Editor: YWCA
Food, Water, and Energy Part 2 of 4
Last week’s S.M.a,r,t, article (https://smmirror.com/2024/07/sm-a-r-t-column-food-water-and-energy-part-1-of-3/) talked about the seismic risks to the City from getting its three survival essentials, food,...
SM.a.r.t. Column: Food Water and Energy Part 1 of 3
Civilization, as we know it, requires many things, but the most critical and fundamental is an uninterrupted supply of three...
Letter to the Editor: Criticizing Israeli Policy Is Not Antisemitic
In the past several months, we’ve seen increasing protests against Israel’s actions in Gaza. We have also seen these protests...
SMA.R.T. WISHES ALL A VERY HAPPY 4TH OF JULY WEEK
We trust you are enjoying this holiday in celebration of Independence. Independence to be embraced, personally and civically, thru active...
SM.a.r.t Column: Santa Monica Under SCAG’s Boot
Four years ago, our esteemed colleague Mario Fonda-Bonardi wrote the prescient essay below when much of the legislative development juggernaut...
SM.a.r.t Column: The Up Zoning Scam (Part 2)
Last week’s SMart article (https://smmirror.com/2024/06/sm-a-r-t-column-the-up-zoning-scam-part-1/) discussed the ambitious 8895 units (including 6168 affordable units) that Santa Monica is required to...
SM.a.r.t Column: The Up Zoning Scam (Part 1)
Over the last few years, the State of California has mandated a massive upzoning of cities to create capacity for...
SM.a.r.t. Column: Shape Up – On Steroids
Nine years ago, SMa.r.t wrote a series of articles addressing the adaptive re-use of existing structures. We titled one “Shape...
SM.a.r.t Column: The Challenge of Running a City When City Staff Have Different Priorities
Living in a city has its perks, but it can be a real headache when the folks running the show...
SM.a.r.t. Column: A Path to Affordable Ownership in Santa Monica
[Note: our guest author today is Andres Drobny, a former Professor of Economics at the University of London, the former...
SM.a.r.t. Column: A Path Forward for Santa Monica: Part II
As referenced in Part I of this article, the state’s use of faulty statistics and forceful legislation has left a...
SM.a.r.t. Column: A Path Forward for Santa Monica: Part I
To quickly summarize, California grapples with an ongoing housing crisis spurred by state implementation of over 100 policies and mandates...
SM.a.r.t. Column: Where Will Our Huddled Masses Sleep? Navigating California’s Affordable Housing Mandates
Just as Lady Liberty beckons the “huddled masses” of immigrants to America, cities like Santa Monica have an ethical obligation...
SM.a.r.t Column: SMCLC SPEAKS
SMart (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) periodically invites guest columnists who have made a significant contribution to the...
SM.a.r.t Column: Building Modern Boxes Lacks Identity
In the relentless pursuit of modernity, cities worldwide have witnessed the rise of so-called architectural marvels in the form of...
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