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A Clean(er) Energy Future in SM

February 1, 2019

February 1, 2019

Where do we get our electricity? Until now, from Southern California Edison. But beginning next month, Santa Monica residents will...

The City Must Redo and Recirculate the EIR for the Massive Project at 4th and Arizona

January 25, 2019

January 25, 2019

Let’s just say it: This is Hines ALL OVER AGAIN! An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that doesn’t select qualified alternatives...

Does Santa Monica’s New Water Ordinance “Hold Water”? (Part 2)

January 18, 2019

January 18, 2019

While few would question our City’s need to conserve our precious water resources, some might take issue with the City’s...

So Now What?

January 11, 2019

January 11, 2019

The case was tried, the decision is in, and the City lost. The judge has ordered that all future City...

Does Santa Monica’s new Water Ordinance “Hold Water”? (Part 1)

January 4, 2019

January 4, 2019

While some natural resources may be optional, water is not one of them. Our body is 60 percent water and...

A Miracle on 11th Street

December 21, 2018

December 21, 2018

The 1947 feel-good movie Miracle on 34th Street hinges substantially on whether Santa Claus is real. Likewise the debate about...

Keep Our Canvas Colorful!

December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018

Santa Monica has long been celebrated as an Arts Community where diversity and creativity are prized. The Arts at Bergamot...

SMa.r.t. Column: Housing the 950 Homeless in SM

December 7, 2018

December 7, 2018

Homelessness is a painful reality and needs to become a top priority along with the more practical issues of water...

SMa.r.t. Column: Burning Lessons

November 30, 2018

November 30, 2018

It is too early to capture all the valuable lessons of the November 8 Woolsey Fire, but it has a...

SMa.r.t. Column: A Thanksgiving of Drama and History

November 23, 2018

November 23, 2018

As Thanksgiving approaches our thoughts turn to the blessings so many of us have enjoyed, and the needs that so...