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August 21, 2019 Breaking News, Latest News, and Videos

Category: Opinion

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Letter to the Editor: Protecting Low-Income Seniors

August 11, 2019 Staff Writer

Submitted by Danielle Charney POD (Preserve Our Diversity), is a program created to address the needs of very low and...

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Design Standards – An Urban Dance and Who Chooses?

July 26, 2019 SM.a.r.t

This is a follow up to our recent articles which discussed the effects of design on our environment, our culture,...

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News, Opinion, Santa Monica

Dealing with an Uncertain Future Part II

July 18, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Good morning Santa Monica! In last week’s article we discussed what and who controls our city. It’s not the city...

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Tougher Vaccine Law Could Save Even More Lives and Brains

July 18, 2019 Tom Elias

If there’s one California hero during this year of America’s most virulent measles outbreak in several decades, it is state...

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Dealing With an Uncertain Future – Part 1

July 11, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Following residents’ longstanding concerns regarding mansionization and neighborhood character, the city is reviewing development standards in the R-1 single-family areas,...

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Inventory Shows Housing Solution Won’t Be Easy Or Cheap

July 5, 2019 Tom Elias

By Tom Elias Build 3.5 million new dwelling units by 2025 and California’s housing shortage will be solved, Gov. Gavin...

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Letter to the Editor: Is the Airport Really Needed?

June 30, 2019 admin

Regarding Mark Smith’s “Santa Monica Airport Runway Removal” letter in last week’s Mirror, we disagree with much of what he...

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Santa Monica Must Prepare for the Future… Again

June 28, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Last year our article “Santa Monica Must Prepare for the Future” outlined eight important areas on which the city needed...

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No To SB50 Not Enough: There Are Other Solutions

June 27, 2019 Tom Elias

"Trouble is, many millions of Californians have invested their life savings in single-family homes, which lose much of their value when high rises overlook their backyards, as Wiener’s bill would mandate," writes Tom Elias in his latest column on SB 50. Photo: LA Metro.

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Samohi, Dear Old Samohi!

June 21, 2019 SM.a.r.t

With shouts of “19” echoing across the stage, the Santa Monica High School Class of 2019 flipped their tassels from...