November 13, 2025
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Expect a Rebellion Against Key Housing Bills

By Tom Elias, Columnist Self-congratulations flowed easily the other day among ultra-liberal state legislators after they passed the two most far-reaching housing bills of this year and this century. These are Senate Bills 9 and […]

SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Lie Just Got Bigger

Part 1 of 2 It’s not the lie about a stolen election or the dangers of vaccination or if Biden lost Afghanistan. It’s how Sacramento wants to gut your city, especially the R-1 (single-family home) […]

SMa.r.t. Column: Water Woes Not Be Gone

Re-visiting a column of ours from 2014. The more things change, the more they stay the same.   “Water Woes” from 12/29/14  “By now everyone knows about the drought, although some people seem to be […]

SMa.r.t Column: Blind Upzoning’s False Promise

SMa.r.t. is proud to introduce this essay by a Commissioner and former Chair of the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, and a Past Commissioner, Commission on the Status of Women, Nicole Phillis. As we have […]