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SMa.r.t. Column: New City Financial Plan: The Resident Homeowner Bank

April 15, 2022 Shiva

Part II: Who pays the proposed transfer tax and where does the money go? Last week, we introduced the proposed...

Opinion, Real Estate

Column: NIMBYs Getting a Bad Rap

April 8, 2022 Staff Writer

By Tom Elias Rarely has a major group of Californians suffered a less deserved rash of insults and attacks than...

Development, Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: New City Financial Plan – The Resident Homeowner Bank

April 8, 2022 SM.a.r.t

Part 1 of 2 In this two-part article, we will discuss both the proposed transfer tax ballot initiative and the...

Local Business Spotlight, Opinion

Column: Tackling Childcare Costs

April 7, 2022 Staff Writer

Finding affordable, quality childcare is essential for many working parents. The current shortage of care options is helping drive up...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: Tunneling for Mobility

April 1, 2022 SM.a.r.t

Editor’s note: this is an April Fools Day column and is intended to be satire. Starting this year permits from...

News, Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: The Value of Our Boulevards

March 28, 2022 SM.a.r.t

Following is a composite of past articles dealing with the accelerated demise of our beachfront environment together with the increasing...

News, Opinion, Real Estate

Column: Demise of R-1 Zoning Will Lead to New Blockbusting

March 27, 2022 Staff Writer

By Tom Elias, Columnist Blockbusting. A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Ferrari vs. Prius

March 19, 2022 SM.a.r.t

(part 2 of a 2 part article) Last week’s article covered why there is negligible population growth pressure in spite...

News, Opinion

Column: Santa Monica Police Officers Association Endorse Mike Newhouse for CD11

March 18, 2022 Staff Writer

Those dealing first-hand with Los Angeles’s homeless policies know who can clean up the mess! By Nick Antonicello The Santa...

News, Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: The Mythical Need for ‘Growth’

March 11, 2022 Staff Writer

(a two part article) Our City is currently in the struggle to change its zoning laws, primarily by height increases,...

Category: Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: New City Financial Plan: The Resident Homeowner Bank

Column: NIMBYs Getting a Bad Rap

SMa.r.t. Column: New City Financial Plan – The Resident Homeowner Bank

Column: Tackling Childcare Costs

SMa.r.t. Column: Tunneling for Mobility

SMa.r.t. Column: The Value of Our Boulevards

Column: Demise of R-1 Zoning Will Lead to New Blockbusting

SMa.r.t. Column: Ferrari vs. Prius

Column: Santa Monica Police Officers Association Endorse Mike Newhouse for CD11

SMa.r.t. Column: The Mythical Need for ‘Growth’

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