April 21, 2026
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SM.a.r.t Column: SPRING IN SANTA MONICA?

Our city is currently coming through a cycle of decline, hoping to enter a more ascendant phase. But it is encountering two major headwinds that, in spite of everyone’s best efforts, do not augur well […]

SM.a.r.t Column: A Goal in Search of a Question

If you live in Sunset Park, Pico Neighborhood, or several other Santa Monica neighborhoods, a process is quietly underway that could permanently reshape where you live. It’s framed as a study. But the more you […]

SM.a.r.t Column: Parks, Plans, and Potential

By John Cyrus Smith, SM.a.r.t Guest columnist Someone smarter than a parks commissioner like me once said that if you want something done, just throw down the challenge, and good things will happen. True or […]