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SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica’s Pending Apocalypse

October 28, 2022

October 28, 2022

Editor’s note: The following endorsements should not be attributed to the Santa Monica Mirror. They are the opinion of Santa...

SMa.r.t. Column: 4500+ Units Permitted!

October 22, 2022

October 22, 2022

In the last month your City was forced by the State of California to approve the construction of about 16...

SMa.r.t. Column: Remembering our Past for our Future

October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022

When I read that Madame Wu passed away after so many years, it sparked a bit of nostalgia in me....

SMa.r.t. Column: Grading the School Board

October 11, 2022

October 11, 2022

Elections are a chance to review the performance of the governing bodies and chart a new direction when that performance...

SMa.r.t. Column: City Council Endorsements

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2022

Editor’s note: These following endorsements should not be attributed to the Santa Monica Mirror. They are the opinion of Santa...

SMa.r.t. Column: SMCLC Rejects Gelson’s Project

September 26, 2022

September 26, 2022

This week our SMa.r.t. column is guest written by the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC). They are...

SMa.r.t. Column: Gelson’s – Compliant? Or Not!

September 17, 2022

September 17, 2022

The poster child for over-development known as The Gelson’s project, located at Lincoln & Ocean Park Blvd’s has had its...

SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Reset

September 14, 2022

September 14, 2022

Part 2 of 2 articles Last column we considered the illusions that keep us from facing the real dangers of...

Are you Surprised? Part one of two parts

August 27, 2022

August 27, 2022

On November 8, 2018, the Woolsey fire in Malibu destroyed 1600 structures and killed 3 people. Are you surprised when...

SMa.r.t. Column: “The Music of Cities”

August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

Just returned from 4 weeks of Classical Tahoe and found last year’s article every bit, if not more meaningful, in...