SMa.r.t. Column: 4500+ Units Permitted!
In the last month your City was forced by the State of California to approve the construction of about 16 projects totaling over 4,562 new units (941 are affordable). These are a wide variety of […]
Letter to the Editor: Response to the Santa Monica Police Officers Association Column
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the Santa Monica Police Officers Association’s (SMPOA) most recent public editorial, “The Santa Monica Police Officers Association Calls on the Members of the Public Safety Reform & […]
Letter to the Editor: Response to “Proposal to Reroute LAX Jet Traffic over Santa Monica”
By Zina Josephs Opinion: “Proposal to Reroute LAX Jet Traffic over Santa Monica” – Eve Lopez 10/4/22 – Santa Monica Mirrorhttps://smmirror.com/2022/10/letter-to-editor-proposal-to-reroute-lax-jet-traffic-over-santa-monica/ – Eve Lopez worries that if a proposal to slightly change the route of […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Remembering our Past for our Future
When I read that Madame Wu passed away after so many years, it sparked a bit of nostalgia in me. There were many original and iconic businesses in past times, some of which are still […]
Column: Response to October 11 “SMa.r.t.” Piece
By Jon Kean If ever there were a time for local columnists to take a leadership role in parsing fact from fiction, “my truth” vs reality, or opinions masquerading as research, now is it. Yet, […]
Column: The Santa Monica Police Officers Association Calls on the Members of the Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission to Do Their Jobs
Submitted by the Santa Monica Police Officers Association On February 2, 2021, Santa Monica City Council adopted an ordinance adding Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 2.50 to establish a Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission […]
Letter to Editor: Proposal to Reroute LAX Jet Traffic Over Santa Monica
Unbeknownst to the entire Santa Monica Airport Commission, FAA plans have been actively underway since before May of 2022 to re-route a flight path for LAX jet traffic over 2,723 Santa Monica households. This will […]
Food for Thought: Santa Monica Brew Works’ Milkshake Beers Are ‘Udderly’ Good
Brewery teams up with Johnny Rockets to make a Strawberry Milkshake Porter and a Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake Porter By Sam Catanzaro National Milkshake Month may be coming to a close, but that does not […]
Assemblyman Richard Bloom Endorses Erin Darling for LA City Council!
Former Santa Monica Mayor joins long list of elected officials backing the Venice local By Nick Antonicello Richard Bloom, the popular California state legislator and former Mayor of the City of Santa Monica has joined […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Gelson’s – Compliant? Or Not!
The poster child for over-development known as The Gelson’s project, located at Lincoln & Ocean Park Blvd’s has had its application deemed ‘complete’ by the City. Accomplished in part perhaps by avoiding/ignoring inquiries of concerned […]
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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