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A SMa.r.t. Thanksgiving

November 23, 2022 SM.a.r.t

SMart has much to be thankful for this year: We are thankful for the courage of all who face death...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Renting and Owning. The Santa Monica Long View

November 18, 2022 SM.a.r.t

In May, 2020, SMa.r.t. urged the city to consider establishing community land trusts, in which community-owned land is leased at...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica Housing Development – Poison Pills, Bad Data and the Blame Game

November 11, 2022 SM.a.r.t

Prior councils have made long term decisions that have locked the city into an extraordinarily fixed path, the consequences of...

Opinion

Column – Gas Gougers Beware: California Is Onto You at Last

November 11, 2022 Tom Elias

By Tom Elias It has taken more than 50 years of on-and-off gasoline price gouging, but at long last California...

News, Opinion, Video

Video: Santa Monica College on Measure SMC

November 7, 2022 Juliet Lemar

Enjoy this live interview with Measure SMC campaign co-chair Shari Davis in this paid segment.

News, Opinion, Video

Video: Santa Monica Police Officers Association on Their Election Endorsments

November 7, 2022 Sam Catanzaro

Santa Monica Police Officers Association Vice Chair Carlos Madrid joins the Santa Monica Mirror for a paid segment on the...

News, Opinion

Santa Monica Mirror 2022 Election Endorsements

November 4, 2022 Staff Writer

By the Santa Monica Mirror Editorial Board Santa Monica City Council Albin Gielicz Albin has been involved with the community...

Opinion

S.M.a.r.t. Election Recommendation

November 4, 2022 SM.a.r.t

Editor’s note: The following endorsements should not be attributed to the Santa Monica Mirror. They are the opinion of Santa...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor Santa Monica Mirror: In Response to Mr. Schwich’s Letter of November 1, 2022

November 3, 2022 Staff Writer

Mr. Schwich, an employee of the United States Tennis Association, made many serious and disingenuous allegations in his letter to...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Tennis v Pickleball (and the City of Santa Monica)

November 1, 2022 Staff Writer

In communities both large and small across America, the debate involving tennis and pickleball has become increasingly louder. But in...

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A SMa.r.t. Thanksgiving

SMa.r.t. Column: Renting and Owning. The Santa Monica Long View

SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica Housing Development – Poison Pills, Bad Data and the Blame Game

Column – Gas Gougers Beware: California Is Onto You at Last

Video: Santa Monica College on Measure SMC

Video: Santa Monica Police Officers Association on Their Election Endorsments

Santa Monica Mirror 2022 Election Endorsements

S.M.a.r.t. Election Recommendation

Letter to the Editor Santa Monica Mirror: In Response to Mr. Schwich’s Letter of November 1, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Tennis v Pickleball (and the City of Santa Monica)

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