On Tuesday, December 8th, shortly after 5:30 PM, Oscar de la Torre, Christine Parra, and I will be among the Council Members sworn in to make decisions on your behalf as we try to right […]

As the weather chills, we enter a Holiday Season like no other that the City of Santa Monica has seen in the last 40 years. For the first time in that long period, the residents […]

The extraordinary results of our municipal election signal a deep desire, by many residents, for a change in the city’s direction. Three members of City Council with longtime and deep institutional connections were replaced at […]

As election season draws to a close, we are all deciding on how to best to provide for our city’s, and our families, future.   Our Expectations for a Livable City Two factors have created […]

[SMa.r.t. originally published this article four years ago. We believe it remains current, with slight alterations. The elections, in the next few days, make it especially relevant. We urge our readers to vote as if […]

Santa Monica’s Governance  Last I heard, we are a country “by the people and for the people.” But Santa Monica operates on a different premise.  Our City Council is under the influence of developers, not […]