Author: SM.a.r.t

Re-visiting a column of ours from 2014. The more things change, the more they stay the same.   “Water Woes”...

SMa.r.t. is proud to introduce this essay by a Commissioner and former Chair of the Santa Monica Rent Control Board,...

Zoning has been an accelerating controversial issue, especially when weighing the acceptable levels of local municipal control versus State control....

Much of recent debate in Santa Monica has centered around the idea that changing zoning in single-family zones would result...

Six or so years ago,  I started reading some pieces in a local Santa Monica paper.  I was struck by...

Affordability is the housing issue in Santa Monica (SM). Densification of the City is the primary objective of the draft...