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SMa.r.t Column: Promenade Progress?

July 30, 2021 SM.a.r.t

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 SM.a.r.t

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 SM.a.r.t

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 SM.a.r.t

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 SM.a.r.t

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 Tom Elias

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 SM.a.r.t

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

Opinion

Opinion: City Manager Lane Dilg’s Leadership Saw Us Through Our Darkest Days

June 23, 2021 admin

By Mayor Sue Himmelrich and Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan This week, we say goodbye to Lane Dilg, who for...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Does Increased Density Lead to Increased Affordability?

June 18, 2021 SM.a.r.t

Much of recent debate in Santa Monica has centered around the idea that changing zoning in single-family zones would result...

Opinion, Real Estate

Guest Columnist: A Perspective…

June 11, 2021 SM.a.r.t

Six or so years ago, I started reading some pieces in a local Santa Monica paper. I was struck by...

Category: Opinion

SMa.r.t Column: Promenade Progress?

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

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

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

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

Low-Cost Housing? State Keeps Ignoring the New Realities

Zone Wars: The Return Of Common Sense

Opinion: City Manager Lane Dilg’s Leadership Saw Us Through Our Darkest Days

SMa.r.t. Column: Does Increased Density Lead to Increased Affordability?

Guest Columnist: A Perspective…

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