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SMa.r.t. Column: The Future Of Santa Monica Airport (SMO)

July 4, 2023

July 4, 2023

On January 1, 2029, the City Council will be given the legal right to vote on whether to maintain the...

A Comfortable City for All

June 23, 2023

June 23, 2023

Picture this: a concerned citizen takes to Facebook to ask about the mysteriously vanishing benches and chairs on the Promenade....

Thirsty Santa Monica: Running Dry

June 11, 2023

June 11, 2023

The thirst is real, and Santa Monica is feeling it. The problem? Santa Monica relies on the Metropolitan Water District...

Landmarks Commission Back From the Dead

June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023

For over three years, SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) has consistently warned that recently increased intense development...

SMa.r.t. Column: Improving Santa Monica’s Future: A Resident-Oriented Master Plan

May 28, 2023

May 28, 2023

Improving Santa Monica’s Future: A Resident-Oriented Master Plan Santa Monica, like many cities, requires a well-defined master plan to guide...

Is City Government Listening to You?

May 21, 2023

May 21, 2023

Sometimes, it might feel like City Council members or local government staff aren’t paying attention to the concerns of residents....

Parking Wars Part 2

May 16, 2023

May 16, 2023

Last week’s SMa.r.t. article described the collision of two new State mandates: the first requiring the construction of 9000 new...

SMO (So Many Options) Part 2

April 29, 2023

April 29, 2023

SMart (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow)  Last week’s column was Part 1. If you did not have the...

SMa.r.t. Column: Reframing the Murals

April 8, 2023

April 8, 2023

Last year the City Council started a process to reframe the murals in City Hall. Many people do not even...

SMa.r.t. Column: I Told You So

March 28, 2023

March 28, 2023

On January17, 2015  SMa.r.t. posted a prophetic article in the Daily Press written by Ron Goldman FAIA advocating maintaining a...