S.M.a.r.t. Looks Ahead
It’s that time of the year again, when people and organizations look ahead and make resolutions to try to do better than they did last year. S.M.a.r.t., Santa Monica architects for a Responsible Tomorrow, is […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Refugees in our Midst
We published this article exactly five years ago. We leave it to the reader to consider whether this article is still current. The music could be heard from blocks away. A man holding a large […]
Column – Superintendent’s Message: Farewell SMMUSD
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and Community Members, I write this last message to the community with both a heavy heart and optimism for SMMUSD. My heart is heavy because this is, in fact, my […]
Pacific Ocean Park– A Positive & Optimistic Place in Santa Monica’s History
It’s the Holidays again, and we hope your spirits of joy and happiness are being well celebrated! In continuation of about remembering Santa Monica’s past and influences on local development here, we would like to […]
The Street Seen: Crescent Bay Park
Our guest columnist this week is Ocean Park local, Mark Gorman. Mark writes a semi-monthly local blog he calls “Street Seen”, focusing on current, and historic, activity and development that has helped shape this unique […]
Column: No One Very Pleased as New Rooftop Solar Rules Improve
By Tom Elias, Columnist Only rarely does the California Public Utilities Commission, long known as the least responsive agency in state government to consumer concerns, return to the drawing board once it proposes a problem […]
A SMa.r.t. Thanksgiving
SMart has much to be thankful for this year: We are thankful for the courage of all who face death to protect their fellow humans from the demented; whether on the fields of Ukraine or […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Renting and Owning. The Santa Monica Long View
In May, 2020, SMa.r.t. urged the city to consider establishing community land trusts, in which community-owned land is leased at a nominal fee to local housing cooperatives. In this model, the land trust owns the […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica Housing Development – Poison Pills, Bad Data and the Blame Game
Prior councils have made long term decisions that have locked the city into an extraordinarily fixed path, the consequences of which are only now becoming apparent to all stakeholders. In business, a loosely analogous strategy […]
Column – Gas Gougers Beware: California Is Onto You at Last
By Tom Elias It has taken more than 50 years of on-and-off gasoline price gouging, but at long last California government is onto the oil refiners who essentially steal billions of dollars from motorists every […]
Sweet Laurel Bakery Will Not Reopen in Palisades, Closes Santa Monica Pickup Spot
Sweet Laurel opened its flagship store in Palisades Village in 2018 and built a strong following across West Los Angeles....
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SM.a.r.t. Column: Santa Monica Isn’t Rebounding Yet. It’s Replacing
Santa Monica officially reports numerous new business openings, often highlighted by the media as signs of economic recovery. However, a...
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