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SMa.r.t. Column: Which Santa Monica Do You Prefer to Live & Work In?

October 18, 2020 SM.a.r.t

Santa Monica’s Governance Last I heard, we are a country “by the people and for the people.” But Santa Monica...

Development, News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

Column: Santa Monica–A Broken System

October 9, 2020 SM.a.r.t

What do all of us want? We want what we used to have and what everyone longs to get back...

News, Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: The Future of Our City Is At Stake

October 4, 2020 SM.a.r.t

On 2003, we embarked on the LUCE (Land Use Circulation Element) – a planning process outlining the future of our...

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

OpEd: The Miramar Project Will Be a New Architectural Jewel

September 27, 2020 wpengine

The Miramar Hotel has been a central part of Santa Monica’s history and an integral part of the community for...

Development, News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: A Clean Slate

September 11, 2020 SM.a.r.t

So there you have it! Maybe. Another win for the rich guys as the Planning Commission voted 6 to 1...

News, Opinion, Real Estate

Worst Housing Bills Fail; Solution via Market Forces Now Possible

September 4, 2020 Tom Elias

By Tom Elias, Columnist Evidence keeps mounting that California’s longtime housing shortage can be solved by market forces set loose...

Development, News, Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Budget Reform and the New Normal

September 4, 2020 SM.a.r.t

Our guest columnist this week is Marc L. Verville. He is a native of Santa Monica, now lives in Sunset...

News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

Losing Our City!

August 21, 2020 SM.a.r.t

Our guest columnist this week is Marc L. Verville. He is a native of Santa Monica, now lives in Sunset...

News, Opinion, Transportation

Has Coronavirus Killed the Mass Transit Boom?

August 17, 2020 Tom Elias

For most of the last 30 years, California saw a mass transit boom stretching from San Diego to Los Angeles...

News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Where Oh Where Is Our City Council? – Part 2

August 14, 2020 SM.a.r.t

In last week’s article we touched on the nine bills currently before our state legislature which assigns and orders, under...

Category: Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: Which Santa Monica Do You Prefer to Live & Work In?

Column: Santa Monica–A Broken System

SMa.r.t. Column: The Future of Our City Is At Stake

OpEd: The Miramar Project Will Be a New Architectural Jewel

SMa.r.t. Column: A Clean Slate

Worst Housing Bills Fail; Solution via Market Forces Now Possible

SMa.r.t. Column: Budget Reform and the New Normal

Losing Our City!

Has Coronavirus Killed the Mass Transit Boom?

SMa.r.t. Column: Where Oh Where Is Our City Council? – Part 2

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