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SMa.r.t. Column: Saving a Failed Marriage – Part 1

January 14, 2021

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January 14, 2021

After several decades of wedlock and blind pursuit, our Santa Monica City Council finds itself in a failed marriage with...

Education, News, Opinion

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

January 7, 2021

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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...

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

January 4, 2021

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January 4, 2021

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

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

December 24, 2020

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December 24, 2020

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

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: Citizen Victory!

December 19, 2020

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December 19, 2020

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

News, Opinion, Real Estate

Santa Monica Under SCAG’s Boot

December 11, 2020

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December 11, 2020

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

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SMart Column: A Better Ship of State

December 3, 2020

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December 3, 2020

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

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

November 27, 2020

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November 27, 2020

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

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

November 20, 2020

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November 20, 2020

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

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

November 13, 2020

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November 13, 2020

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

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