SMa.r.t. Column: Refugees in our Midst
We published this article exactly five years ago. We leave it to the reader to consider whether this article is still current. The music could be heard from blocks away. A man holding a large […]
Pacific Ocean Park– A Positive & Optimistic Place in Santa Monica’s History
It’s the Holidays again, and we hope your spirits of joy and happiness are being well celebrated! In continuation of about remembering Santa Monica’s past and influences on local development here, we would like to […]
The Street Seen: Crescent Bay Park
Our guest columnist this week is Ocean Park local, Mark Gorman. Mark writes a semi-monthly local blog he calls “Street Seen”, focusing on current, and historic, activity and development that has helped shape this unique […]
SMa.r.t. Column: An Urgent Appeal to Our New City Council & Management
The future lies within our cities, but our cities are crumbling! Cities are home to over 1/2 the world’s population and in 20 years will be home to 2/3rds! They are the focal points of […]
A SMa.r.t. Thanksgiving
SMart has much to be thankful for this year: We are thankful for the courage of all who face death to protect their fellow humans from the demented; whether on the fields of Ukraine or […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Renting and Owning. The Santa Monica Long View
In May, 2020, SMa.r.t. urged the city to consider establishing community land trusts, in which community-owned land is leased at a nominal fee to local housing cooperatives. In this model, the land trust owns the […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica Housing Development – Poison Pills, Bad Data and the Blame Game
Prior councils have made long term decisions that have locked the city into an extraordinarily fixed path, the consequences of which are only now becoming apparent to all stakeholders. In business, a loosely analogous strategy […]
S.M.a.r.t. Election Recommendation
Editor’s note: The following endorsements should not be attributed to the Santa Monica Mirror. They are the opinion of Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow, a group of columnists who are not affiliated with […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica’s Pending Apocalypse
Editor’s note: The following endorsements should not be attributed to the Santa Monica Mirror. They are the opinion of Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow, a group of columnists who are not affiliated with […]
SMa.r.t. Column: 4500+ Units Permitted!
In the last month your City was forced by the State of California to approve the construction of about 16 projects totaling over 4,562 new units (941 are affordable). These are a wide variety of […]