November 3, 2025
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SMa.r.t. Column: Gelson’s – Compliant? Or Not!

The poster child for over-development known as The Gelson’s project, located at Lincoln & Ocean Park Blvd’s has had its application deemed ‘complete’ by the City. Accomplished in part perhaps by avoiding/ignoring inquiries of concerned […]

SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Reset

Part 2 of 2 articles Last column we considered the illusions that keep us from facing the real dangers of climate change. The illusion that events far away (eg melting ice caps) do not impact […]

Column: “Justice Does Matter”

Judicial candidate Patrick Hare seeks “collaborative versus adversarial” court system for LA County! By Nick Antonicello LA Public Defender Patrick Hare brings a unique resume and body of work that makes him well qualified to […]

Are you Surprised? Part one of two parts

On November 8, 2018, the Woolsey fire in Malibu destroyed 1600 structures and killed 3 people. Are you surprised when three weeks ago, while the entire West is fried by drought, suddenly a thousand people […]

Column: Time to Crack Down on Vacant Homes’ Owners

By Tom Elias, Columnist ​​There is no doubt California has a housing shortage. That’s fact even in the wake of the state auditor’s springtime report showing this state’s Department of Housing and Community Development figures […]

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

Just returned from 4 weeks of Classical Tahoe and found last year’s article every bit, if not more meaningful, in echoing the beauty of music and environment, in contrast to the accelerated direction and deterioration […]