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SMa.r.t. Column: Fix Those Balconies!

August 23, 2021

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August 23, 2021

About six years ago a fifth-floor balcony in a Berkeley apartment building collapsed. A group of students standing on the...

Opinion

Editorial: Unprofessionalism and Racial Insensitivity at Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. Leaves a Lot to Be Desired

August 20, 2021

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August 20, 2021

By Santa Monica Mirror Editorial Staff A recent incident in which an executive at Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. flippantly used...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: The Main Pain

August 6, 2021

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August 6, 2021

Visiting Main St. several times each day of what was to be a test trial of closure to thru traffic...

Opinion

SMa.r.t Column: Promenade Progress?

July 30, 2021

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July 30, 2021

As we find ourselves approaching August, the question is what, if any, progress has been made on conceptual design and...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Water Woes Not Be Gone

July 28, 2021

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July 28, 2021

Re-visiting a column of ours from 2014. The more things change, the more they stay the same.   “Water Woes”...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: Warning Water Wars Ahead

July 23, 2021

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July 23, 2021

Until it rains again, all the western states (including California) are being fried by a deadly drought. We have seen...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t Column: Blind Upzoning’s False Promise

July 12, 2021

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July 12, 2021

SMa.r.t. is proud to introduce this essay by a Commissioner and former Chair of the Santa Monica Rent Control Board,...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: A Meeting of Two Worlds

July 6, 2021

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July 6, 2021

The end of 2001 was a very tough time in Argentina. The national currency was devaluated, interest rates ballooned, and...

News, Opinion, Real Estate

Low-Cost Housing? State Keeps Ignoring the New Realities

July 6, 2021

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July 6, 2021

From Sacramento comes word that the median price for a single-family home in California skyrocketed by 24 percent over less...

Opinion, Real Estate

Zone Wars: The Return Of Common Sense

June 25, 2021

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June 25, 2021

Zoning has been an accelerating controversial issue, especially when weighing the acceptable levels of local municipal control versus State control....

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