SMO (So Many Options) Part 2
SMart (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Last week’s column was Part 1. If you did not have the opportunity to read Part 1 then, you can find it here. Part 2 The city’s […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Reframing the Murals
Last year the City Council started a process to reframe the murals in City Hall. Many people do not even know these WPA murals exist because perhaps they have never been to City Hall or […]
SMa.r.t. Column: I Told You So
On January17, 2015 SMa.r.t. posted a prophetic article in the Daily Press written by Ron Goldman FAIA advocating maintaining a low rise (3-4 stories) development standard along the major boulevards. He also included a sketch […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Going Bare
(part 3 of 3 articles) Every City faces periodic interruptions to its normal life. Some interruptions in our City are minor and predictable such as gridlock on Lincoln Blvd every afternoon. Because of their relatively […]
SMa.r.t. Column: The Urgency to Retrofit Earthquake-Deficient Buildings
Recent early-morning tremors off the Malibu coast, and the huge and terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria have made us take another look at Santa Monica’s earthquake-retrofit program for vulnerable buildings. This program, started in […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Reinforcing the Future – A Revisit
Six years go we discussed, in these pages, the city’s then-renewed earthquake-retrofit rules. At the time we argued that the anticipated volume of building permit applications would create a serious challenge for the city’s staff. […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica City Council – Planners, Politicians, or Developers?
Santa Monica – a progressive city 20 years ago, a chaotic city today! A city that is struggling for its identity and life is a titanic struggle for the heart and soul of our city. […]
SMa.r.t. Column: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
The picture shown above is the future of Santa Monica. Large tall buildings along the Boulevards and Avenues plus Downtown and in the Bergamot Area will be massed to completely shade adjacent low-rise smaller homes […]
SMa.r.t. Column: To a Better Housing Element
Your City is busy rewriting much of its zoning code to implement our new Housing Element as demanded by the State of California. That laborious rewrite has been going on for months because every line […]
SMa.r.t Column: Widespread Issues Put Santa Monica in Danger
Following are 5 issues which, along with homelessness and crime, should take priority over all else in our city’s immediate future: 1. Paramount is our city’s economic uncertainty! Historically, our city has been wealthy and […]
Pier Ferris Wheel to Display Giant Flag, Military Seals for Veterans Day
Free ceremony with Chinook flyover, awards set for Nov. 11 The Pacific Park Ferris wheel will light up Tuesday night...
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HomeState Shares Details on Upcoming Westside Location
Texas-style breakfast taco chain to open ninth spot in Santa Monica; first 50 guests get free tacos for a week...
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