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SMa.r.t. Column: School Board Dilemmas – Campus Construction Planning and New Member Appointment

January 7, 2021

January 7, 2021

Between crafting COVID-era return-to-school plans, fine-tuning Distance Learning, developing major district-wide campus improvements, giving fair process to the Santa Monica...

SMa.r.t. Column: Planning Is a Vital Need

January 4, 2021

January 4, 2021

[We wrote this article 6.5 years ago. Today, the issues it raises continue to bedevil the city, and with more...

SMa.r.t. Column: Yes, Santa Monica, there is a Santa Claus

December 24, 2020

December 24, 2020

It’s that time of year again, but tragically this year so many things are staggeringly different and difficult on many...

SMa.r.t. Column: Citizen Victory!

December 19, 2020

December 19, 2020

Tuesday night Santa Claus brought Santa Monica a gift that we have waited 7 years for. That evening the City...

Santa Monica Under SCAG’s Boot

December 11, 2020

December 11, 2020

As most of you know the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is now forcing Santa Monica to permit 8873...

SMart Column: A Better Ship of State

December 3, 2020

December 3, 2020

On Tuesday, December 8th, shortly after 5:30 PM, Oscar de la Torre, Christine Parra, and I will be among the...

SMa.r.t. Column: Our Brave New World: How the Residents Can Help Realize Their Goals

November 27, 2020

November 27, 2020

As the weather chills, we enter a Holiday Season like no other that the City of Santa Monica has seen...

SMa.r.t. Column: Saving Our History Building

November 20, 2020

November 20, 2020

SMart has always looked for ways to do more with less and to live within our means on our way...

SMa.r.t. Column: Election’s Over–Let’s get to Work

November 13, 2020

November 13, 2020

The extraordinary results of our municipal election signal a deep desire, by many residents, for a change in the city’s...

SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Upset

November 9, 2020

November 9, 2020

Dear Faithful readers of the SMart Column, For over seven years you have loaned us your attention about City planning,...