November 25, 2025
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SMa.r.t. Column: The City’s Hidden Thirst

City Council voted last month to increase water rates throughout the city by about 100% over a period of 5 years. The proposed increase led to disagreement and bitterness among many residents. Controversies over the […]

Survival at the Edge of the Sea!

~ The city’s well-being index for 2019 notes that only 20% of Santa Monica residents feel that they have any influence over city decisions. Think of this astounding statistic: 68% of our city’s residents have […]

Looking at Santa Monica with 20/20 Vision

It’s a new year, and as most people have already made and broken their 2020 resolutions, it’s time to take a look at Santa Monica and what our recommendations are for our town. ~Use public […]

It’s Time to Reevaluate Scooter Rules

When an elderly lady tripped over a scooter lying on the sidewalk a year ago and fractured her hip and elbow, a perfect storm of inadequate City enforcement and dubious corporate behavior in Santa Monica […]

SMa.r.t. Column: Stay The Course

How would you like to live in a small, already built out, city that, every year,  was building more than its fair share of market-rate and affordable housing, that was trying to reach its water […]

Is Our City Riding a Trojan Horse – Part 2

As discussed in Part 1 of our article two weeks ago (https://smmirror.com/2019/12/is-our-city-council-riding-a-trojan-horse), Santa Monica will be required by state law to add 9,000 units, including 6,900 affordable within 8 years – increasing our current population […]

The Virtues of a Low-Rise City

[Please note: Ron Goldman’s article from last week has a Part 2, which will be published next week] For several years, SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow ) has been promoting the notable […]

Is Our City Council Riding a Trojan Horse?

The demand for housing is becoming louder and infinite. But is this tsunami real or a myth, a Trojan horse? Following is a 2 part article exploring this endless need and questioning the alarming lack […]

Rising Waters and Five Suggestions

[Nearly four year ago, our colleague Mario Fonda-Bonardi prepared this cogent overview of the local impacts of sea-level rise. It’s as urgent and relevant today as it was then, if not more so.] Dr. David […]