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Brock On Your Block: The Celebration Of Las Posadas

Phil travels on the Expo Line to the exotic land of Downtown Los Angeles where he finds the annual celebration of Las Posadas on Olvera Street, and meets up with some Santa Monica friends.

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“The focus of our city government seems to always be how to grow the city, how to build it up. No one listens to the neighborhood associations that are the voice of the residents of our city. Wouldn’t it be an act of healing for our city council, our planners and our city staff to take a holistic approach to the city…to listen to all residents and preserve what has made us such an enviable Paradise?” writes SMart in their column. Photo: Getty
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SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica’s Divine Comedy

October 25, 2020

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October 25, 2020

[SMa.r.t. originally published this article four years ago. We believe it remains current, with slight alterations. The elections, in the...

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News, Opinion, Santa Monica

City Council Endorsements: Santa Monica Needs a Change

October 22, 2020

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October 22, 2020

Santa Monica City Council endorsements from the Santa Monica Mirror The following are two endorsement articles from Santa Monica Mirror...

Cacio e pepe at Forma. Photo: Facebook.
Dining, Life and Arts, News

Forma Expanding to Main Street: Westside Food Scene

October 22, 2020

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October 22, 2020

Westside Food Scene October 22, 2020 By Kerry Slater Forma Expanding to Main Street Popular Santa Monica Italian restaurant Forma...

"This election will be Santa Monica’s most consequential in decades. Let’s turn this election into an opportunity! We need to preserve our beachfront community with its low scale and natural environment and live within our means!" writes SMa.r.t. in their latest column. Photos: Ron Goldman.
Development, News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Which Santa Monica Do You Prefer to Live & Work In?

October 18, 2020

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October 18, 2020

Santa Monica’s Governance  Last I heard, we are a country “by the people and for the people.” But Santa Monica...

"How many high-end hotel rooms can the city support before the industry finances are impacted and occupancy rates on large buildings start plummeting?" asks Marc Verville in the latest SMa.r.t. Column.
Development, News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

Column: Santa Monica–A Broken System

October 9, 2020

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October 9, 2020

What do all of us want? We want what we used to have and what everyone longs to get back...

“We need a clean slate of candidates who are not beholden to the development community. Just as we can’t afford four more years of existing Washington politics, we can ill-afford this Council,” writes SMart in their latest column. Photo: Sam Catanzaro.
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SMa.r.t. Column: The Future of Our City Is At Stake

October 4, 2020

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October 4, 2020

On 2003, we embarked on the LUCE (Land Use Circulation Element) – a planning process outlining the future of our...
News, Opinion, Santa Monica

OpEd: The Miramar Project Will Be a New Architectural Jewel

September 27, 2020

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September 27, 2020

The Miramar Hotel has been a central part of Santa Monica’s history and an integral part of the community for...

Hilary Swank in "Away". Photo: Courtesy.
Film, Life and Arts

Review: “Away”

September 21, 2020

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September 21, 2020

“Away”Rated TV-14Season 1 – 10 One-Hour EpisodesReleased September 4th on Netflix In 2014 Esquire Magazine published a thorough article by...

"Early on we laid out five critical points that defined what we knew would be necessary goals if we were to help create and shape a livable, balanced, viable, functional, and economically responsible community that would be inclusive not exclusive," writes SMa.r.t. in their latest column. Photo: Getty Images.
Development, News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: A Clean Slate

September 11, 2020

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September 11, 2020

So there you have it! Maybe. Another win for the rich guys as the Planning Commission voted 6 to 1...
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Worst Housing Bills Fail; Solution via Market Forces Now Possible

September 4, 2020

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September 4, 2020

By Tom Elias, Columnist Evidence keeps mounting that California’s longtime housing shortage can be solved by market forces set loose...
Development, News, Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Budget Reform and the New Normal

September 4, 2020

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September 4, 2020

Our guest columnist this week is Marc L. Verville. He is a native of Santa Monica, now lives in Sunset...

The late Luchita Hurtado. Photo: 18th Street Art Center (Facebook).
Life and Arts, News, Santa Monica

Beloved Santa Monica Artist Passes Away at 99

August 31, 2020

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August 31, 2020

Venezuelan born artist surrealist artist Luchita Hurtado passes away  By Toi Creel For some in Santa Monica, the name Luchita...
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Brock on Your Block: Saturday Morning Neighborhood Jazz

August 24, 2020

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August 24, 2020

In the latest Brock on Your Block, Phil discovers an impromptu Jazz Concert by the neighbors – a great way...

"How does legislation riddled with 'in lieu' fees and unit thresholds allowing developers to sidestep affordable construction address the core issue?" asks guest columnist Marc L. Verville in the latest SMa.r.t. Column.
News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

Losing Our City!

August 21, 2020

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August 21, 2020

Our guest columnist this week is Marc L. Verville. He is a native of Santa Monica, now lives in Sunset...

"During June, when COVID-19 cases eased up for about two weeks before their latest onslaught, ridership for the MTA’s buses and trains was 2.01 million, down almost exactly 3 million passengers from the previous June," writes Tom Elias in his latest column. Photo: Getty Images.
News, Opinion, Transportation

Has Coronavirus Killed the Mass Transit Boom?

August 17, 2020

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August 17, 2020

For most of the last 30 years, California saw a mass transit boom stretching from San Diego to Los Angeles...

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