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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...

Column: Time to Crack Down on Vacant Homes’ Owners

August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

By Tom Elias, Columnist ​​There is no doubt California has a housing shortage. That’s fact even in the wake of...

SMa.r.t. Column: “The Music of Cities”

August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

Just returned from 4 weeks of Classical Tahoe and found last year’s article every bit, if not more meaningful, in...

OpED: Santa Monica Police Officers Association on Downtown Presence

August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

By The Santa Monica Police Officers Association Recently, there has been increased public dialogue around the topic of crime and...

Review: A Santa Monica Restaurant’s New Happy Hour is Top-Notch

August 10, 2022

August 10, 2022

By Dolores Quintana Birdie G’s in Santa Monica has a new Happy Hour and it is something special. For one...

SMa.r.t. Column: Ode to the Future of My City

August 8, 2022

August 8, 2022

How sad it is to journey to Santa Monica and I can’t find it.The open blue sky hides behind canyon...