Category: Opinion

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: The Grumble in the Jungle

December 5, 2019 SM.a.r.t

A love letter to the Council. Not. Last week we wrote about what we at SMa.r.t., individually, were thankful for...

Life and Arts, News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Giving Thanks

November 27, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Members of SMa.r.t. pitched in to list their thoughts this Thanksgiving. “I’m thankful that, living here in Ocean Park, I...

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Rocks Ahead

November 22, 2019 SM.a.r.t

When a ship with full sails approaches a coastline in a dense fog, you can often hear the waves crashing...

Development, News, Opinion, Santa Monica

New City Administration Building: Sustainable Design or Vanity Project?

November 14, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Santa Monica’s residents may have noticed a new office structure that is nearing completion adjacent to our historic City Hall....

Development, News, Opinion, Santa Monica

Six Big Lies Keeping the Real Estate Bubble Inflated (Part 2)

November 8, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Last week’s SMa.r.t. article was from a guest columnist, Dick Platkin, who is writing about the Big Lies that the...

Development, News, Opinion, Santa Monica

Six Big Lies Keeping the Real Estate Bubble Inflated (Part 1)

November 1, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Every so often SMart invites a guest columnist to write an article about local planning issues. This week and next...

Development, News, Opinion, Santa Monica

The Plaza at Santa Monica’s Groundhog Day (Part 2)

October 24, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Last week our colleague Thane Roberts, in a reprise of an article from four years ago, said: “Insanity was once...

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t.: We Need a Real Plaza at Santa Monica

October 11, 2019 SM.a.r.t

SMa.r.t. group’s note: The Plaza at Santa Monica project, at 5th and Arizona, has been generating controversy since it was...

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Downtown Deception

October 4, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Three weeks ago the Planning Commission approved a 140 unit eight story skyscraper downtown which meets all the requirements of...

News, Opinion, Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Is Santa Monica’s Heart For Sale?

September 26, 2019 SM.a.r.t

Following is the first of several articles previously written about a proposed hotel project in the center of our downtown....

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Santa Monica Fire Department Lifted Expo Line Train in Attempted Rescue

by Sam Catanzaro

January 27, 2020

SMFD share details about the attempted rescue of man killed by Expo Line train over the weekend By Sam Catanzaro...

Fight between two people ends in death over weekend By Sam Catanzaro An altercation at a Santa Monica home over...

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Category: Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: The Grumble in the Jungle

SMa.r.t. Column: Giving Thanks

SMa.r.t. Column: Rocks Ahead

New City Administration Building: Sustainable Design or Vanity Project?

Six Big Lies Keeping the Real Estate Bubble Inflated (Part 2)

Six Big Lies Keeping the Real Estate Bubble Inflated (Part 1)

The Plaza at Santa Monica’s Groundhog Day (Part 2)

SMa.r.t.: We Need a Real Plaza at Santa Monica

SMa.r.t. Column: Downtown Deception

SMa.r.t. Column: Is Santa Monica’s Heart For Sale?

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