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Opinion

Seismic Water Resiliency

December 16, 2021

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December 16, 2021

This is the 2nd part of two-part article  (see smmirror.com/2021/12/sma-r-t-column-its-not-your-fault/ for the first part) Last week we wrote about the...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: It’s Not Your Fault

December 13, 2021

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December 13, 2021

This is a two-part article Two large tectonic plates are engaged in a titanic multi-million year battle to slip past...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica – Who Does the City Work For?

November 30, 2021

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November 30, 2021

There is a general, and growing, discomfort in the relationship between the residents and their city. People who live here...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: The Main Thing Is…

November 16, 2021

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November 16, 2021

In August, after the first closure of Main St. for a weekend of…something, the general consensus of our inquiries to...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: The Magic of Adaptive Reuse

October 22, 2021

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October 22, 2021

They say that every seven years all the cells in your body renew themselves. Likewise, seven years ago SMart published...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: When Water Runs Out

October 15, 2021

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October 15, 2021

What happens when a City runs out of water? You have already heard of the torture endured by communities in...

Opinion, Real Estate

The Virtues of a Low-Rise City (Part 2)

October 11, 2021

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October 11, 2021

Last week we revived  our previous discussion, from six years ago, about the notable advantages of a low-rise city composed...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: The Virtues of a Low-Rise City (Part 1)

October 4, 2021

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October 4, 2021

Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow has long advocated for a low rise city: that is a city primarily...

Development, Opinion

Promenade 3.0 in Review

September 23, 2021

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September 23, 2021

It’s no secret that the Third Street Promenade has been losing its luster, its tenants, visitors, and customer foot traffic....

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Densification Fiction Converted To Fact Through Repetition

September 17, 2021

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September 17, 2021

In the final scene of the obscure 2004 sci fi action-adventure film “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,” the...

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