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Last week’s SMart article,  described two critical problems faced by our Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD): the declining...

I became Santa Monica’s Mayor on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, following a simple “switch of the chairs” transition with outgoing...

Position:Seeking Santa Monica City Council Candidate(s) Introduction:Exciting opportunity for the right candidate(s) to work with like-minded Council members committed to...

Santa Monica City’s Architectural Review Board (ARB), established in 1974, acts “…to preserve existing areas of natural beauty, cultural importance...

SMa.r.t. would like to wish you all a great Thanksgiving with friends and family and also to thank its readers...

When the COVID crisis struck, it cut the city’s income in half, demolishing many businesses and causing widespread layoffs and...

As well described by Paul Krugman, all cities have a core competency: things they do well or better regionally or...