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SMa.r.t. Column: Remembering our Past for our Future

October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022

When I read that Madame Wu passed away after so many years, it sparked a bit of nostalgia in me....

Column: Response to October 11 “SMa.r.t.” Piece

October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022

By Jon Kean If ever there were a time for local columnists to take a leadership role in parsing fact...

Column: The Santa Monica Police Officers Association Calls on the Members of the Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission to Do Their Jobs

October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022

Submitted by the Santa Monica Police Officers Association On February 2, 2021, Santa Monica City Council adopted an ordinance adding...

Letter to Editor: Proposal to Reroute LAX Jet Traffic Over Santa Monica

October 4, 2022

October 4, 2022

Unbeknownst to the entire Santa Monica Airport Commission, FAA plans have been actively underway since before May of 2022 to...

Food for Thought: Santa Monica Brew Works’ Milkshake Beers Are ‘Udderly’ Good

September 29, 2022

September 29, 2022

Brewery teams up with Johnny Rockets to make a Strawberry Milkshake Porter and a Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake Porter By...

Assemblyman Richard Bloom Endorses Erin Darling for LA City Council!

September 20, 2022

September 20, 2022

Former Santa Monica Mayor joins long list of elected officials backing the Venice local By Nick Antonicello Richard Bloom, the...

SMa.r.t. Column: Gelson’s – Compliant? Or Not!

September 17, 2022

September 17, 2022

The poster child for over-development known as The Gelson’s project, located at Lincoln & Ocean Park Blvd’s has had its...

SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Reset

September 14, 2022

September 14, 2022

Part 2 of 2 articles Last column we considered the illusions that keep us from facing the real dangers of...

Column: “Justice Does Matter”

September 7, 2022

September 7, 2022

Judicial candidate Patrick Hare seeks “collaborative versus adversarial” court system for LA County! By Nick Antonicello LA Public Defender Patrick...

Are you Surprised? Part one of two parts

August 27, 2022

August 27, 2022

On November 8, 2018, the Woolsey fire in Malibu destroyed 1600 structures and killed 3 people. Are you surprised when...