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Earth, Wind, Fire…and Less Water

November 16, 2018

November 16, 2018

The recent fires along California’s coast have been unusually destructive this year. Many lives were lost, along with many square...

SMa.r.t. Column: Saving the Past and the Future

November 9, 2018

November 9, 2018

SM.a.r.t. (Santa Monica Architect’s for a Responsible Tomorrow) is always scanning the virtual horizon for threats to our urban fabric....

Inching Toward Electrical Independence

November 2, 2018

November 2, 2018

California has an ambitious goal (SB100) of getting all the electricity for the entire state from renewable energy sources by...

Making SMa.r.t. Choices This Election

October 26, 2018

October 26, 2018

It’s local election time and the Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow weigh in on several of the local...

City Mobility Plan in Freefall

October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018

Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City’s  (SMCLC) Diana Gordon wrote this wide-reaching report on Santa Monica’s troubled Mobility Plan....

The School Bond Challenge

October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018

In about four weeks we will be voting on a school bond. This $485 million bond will cost over a...

Uncontrolled Mobility Experiment

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018

    After about a year of exposure to E-scooters, the City has approved a one year “study” involving up to...

Bull in China Shop, or Wrecking Ball? 

September 28, 2018

September 28, 2018

I was lamenting the turn our beach town has taken in the last few years. Sadly, not for the better....

Memorial Park Master Plan

September 21, 2018

September 21, 2018

As you may have heard, Santa Monica is currently planning to expand Memorial Park northward into the 3 acres formerly...

Queen of the Setting Sun

September 14, 2018

September 14, 2018

Fabric, Thread, and Glue – All great towns are held together not by the flashiness of their buildings and landscapes...