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SMa.r.t. Column: Yes, Santa Monica, there is a Santa Claus

December 24, 2020 SM.a.r.t

It’s that time of year again, but tragically this year so many things are staggeringly different and difficult on many...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: Citizen Victory!

December 19, 2020 SM.a.r.t

Tuesday night Santa Claus brought Santa Monica a gift that we have waited 7 years for. That evening the City...

News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

Santa Monica Under SCAG’s Boot

December 11, 2020 SM.a.r.t

As most of you know the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is now forcing Santa Monica to permit 8873...

News, Opinion

SMart Column: A Better Ship of State

December 3, 2020 SM.a.r.t

On Tuesday, December 8th, shortly after 5:30 PM, Oscar de la Torre, Christine Parra, and I will be among the...

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Our Brave New World: How the Residents Can Help Realize Their Goals

November 27, 2020 SM.a.r.t

As the weather chills, we enter a Holiday Season like no other that the City of Santa Monica has seen...

News, Opinion, Real Estate, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Saving Our History Building

November 20, 2020 SM.a.r.t

SMart has always looked for ways to do more with less and to live within our means on our way...

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Election’s Over–Let’s get to Work

November 13, 2020 SM.a.r.t

The extraordinary results of our municipal election signal a deep desire, by many residents, for a change in the city’s...

Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Upset

November 9, 2020 SM.a.r.t

Dear Faithful readers of the SMart Column, For over seven years you have loaned us your attention about City planning,...

News, Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: The Opportunity to Re-unite the Residents with their City”

October 29, 2020 SM.a.r.t

As election season draws to a close, we are all deciding on how to best to provide for our city’s,...

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica’s Divine Comedy

October 25, 2020 SM.a.r.t

[SMa.r.t. originally published this article four years ago. We believe it remains current, with slight alterations. The elections, in the...

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Video: Closing Down Westside Oil Field?

by Edify TV

February 26, 2021

Officials are discussing closing a Westside oil field sitting on hundreds of acres of prime coastal land. Learn more in...

Pico Neighborhood Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground

Last week Texas suffered a dramatic blow out between the loss of power and the related water system collapse caused...

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Category: Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: Yes, Santa Monica, there is a Santa Claus

SMa.r.t. Column: Citizen Victory!

Santa Monica Under SCAG’s Boot

SMart Column: A Better Ship of State

SMa.r.t. Column: Our Brave New World: How the Residents Can Help Realize Their Goals

SMa.r.t. Column: Saving Our History Building

SMa.r.t. Column: Election’s Over–Let’s get to Work

SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Upset

SMa.r.t. Column: The Opportunity to Re-unite the Residents with their City”

SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica’s Divine Comedy

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