SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Reset
Part 2 of 2 articles Last column we considered the illusions that keep us from facing the real dangers of climate change. The illusion that events far away (eg melting ice caps) do not impact […]
Are you Surprised? Part one of two parts
On November 8, 2018, the Woolsey fire in Malibu destroyed 1600 structures and killed 3 people. Are you surprised when three weeks ago, while the entire West is fried by drought, suddenly a thousand people […]
SMa.r.t. Column: “The Music of Cities”
Just returned from 4 weeks of Classical Tahoe and found last year’s article every bit, if not more meaningful, in echoing the beauty of music and environment, in contrast to the accelerated direction and deterioration […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Ode to the Future of My City
How sad it is to journey to Santa Monica and I can’t find it.The open blue sky hides behind canyon walls.I look for glimpses of sun and sea, but they are also hard to find.Instead […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Fantasyland Is Not Limited to Theme Parks
By now, most residents have heard of Santa Monica’s 8,895-unit overall mandate and the 6,168-unit affordable housing subset. This general magnitude of Santa Monica’s mandated housing numbers has been floating around for almost 3 years […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Why Native Gardens?
Voltaire said it best at the end of his 1759 novel Candide: “We must cultivate our own garden”. This simple phrase has special meaning today as the ecological noose tightens with brownouts (1/4 of our […]
SMa.r.t. Column: We’re All Wet – Not!
Don’t you think that if you heard, or read, statements from controlling government agencies that said you were threatened by a health hazard if the threatening condition was allowed to continue unabated, and the same […]
SMar.t. Column: Has the Promenade Turned a Corner?
In large complex systems with dynamically balanced forces, it’s paradoxically often hard to tell when something has actually happened, For example, when did the British Empire start to crumble? What was the first sign of […]
SMa.r.t. Column: A Tale of Two Cities
The City of Santa Monica is surrounded on three sides by the City of Los Angeles. Therefore, while the jurisdictions are different, the development processes, pressures and outcomes are very similar. This article by a […]
SMa.r.t. Column: It’s Time to Look at the Facts of Santa Monica’s Housing History
The Narrative: Santa Monica’s decades-long housing construction “shortage” The Narrative endlessly repeats the refrain that for decades Santa Monica has built almost nothing. The implication is that residents should feel guilty about “selfishly” wanted to […]
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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