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SMa.r.t.-Simply Too Many People? (Part 1/2)

February 2, 2018

February 2, 2018

In this two part article SM.a.r.t. (Santa Monica architects for a responsible tomorrow) takes on the thorny issue of the...

“Freud’s Last Session” An Intellectual Debate – Does God Exist?

February 2, 2018

February 2, 2018

By Beverly Cohn  Most of us have been well indoctrinated that in the interest of harmonious social interaction, that it’s...

Single-Payer Emerging as Key Election Issue

January 30, 2018

January 30, 2018

By Tom Elias After the contentious, sometimes raucous first debate of this year’s primary election season, it became clear that...

SMa.r.t.-Mansionization Redux

January 26, 2018

January 26, 2018

Bob Taylor, AIA for SMa.r.t. Recently our City Manager, Rick Cole, was quoted regarding the imminent threat of larger single-family...

Opinion: State’s Election Boss Beats Trump On Voting Panel

January 26, 2018

January 26, 2018

 It’s not often that an obscure state official manages to lay a serious defeat on the President of the United...

“Aladdin” – Sublime Theatrical Magic at the Pantages Theatre

January 23, 2018

January 23, 2018

By Beverly Cohn It is not a traditional way to begin a review, but adjectives to describe opening night of...

Acting: Never Too Old to Start

January 22, 2018

January 22, 2018

By Guy Camilleri Are you feeling a need to take an acting class because you want to express yourself? Do...

SMa.r.t.-Homeless Crisis: Toward Solutions

January 19, 2018

January 19, 2018

By Samuel Tolkin for SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Although we all know that the issue of...

This May Be the Year Prop. 13 Intent is Restored

January 11, 2018

January 11, 2018

By Tom Elias Any time traveler revisiting the California of 1978 would have an easy time understanding why Proposition 13...

Musings on a Musical L.A. Christmas

January 9, 2018

January 9, 2018

By Robert Ragaini A Mess of Masses 9:30 a.m. I go to mass. It’s the Catholic Church four blocks away...