Author: SM.a.r.t

Last week’s SMart article  (https://smmirror.com/2024/06/sm-a-r-t-column-the-up-zoning-scam-part-1/)  discussed the ambitious 8895 units (including 6168 affordable units) that Santa Monica is required to...

Over the last few years, the State of California has mandated a massive upzoning of cities to create capacity for...

Nine years ago, SMa.r.t wrote a series of articles addressing the adaptive re-use of existing structures. We titled one “Shape...

Living in a city has its perks, but it can be a real headache when the folks running the show...

[Note: our guest author today is Andres Drobny, a former Professor of Economics at the University of London, the former...

As referenced in Part I of this article, the state’s use of faulty statistics and forceful legislation has left a...

To quickly summarize, California grapples with an ongoing housing crisis spurred by state implementation of over 100 policies and mandates...

Just as Lady Liberty beckons the “huddled masses” of immigrants to America, cities like Santa Monica have an ethical obligation...

SMart (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) periodically invites guest columnists who have made a significant contribution to the...