Newsom: Spread the Wealth a Basic Belief
By Tom Elias Gavin Newsom has a reported net worth of more than $10 million, an ownership interest in more than a dozen businesses from wineries to hotels and a steadfast, almost lifelong friendship with […]
At the Movies Film Review: Lady Macbeth
By Beverly Cohn Beginning with a fascinating screenplay by Alice Birch and pitch perfect direction by William Oldroyd, this is not Shakespeare’s 16th Century Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is considered one of the most powerful […]
SMa.r.t.- Sustainability: Who Carries the Load?
Part 1. A couple of years back, a SMa.r.t. column on sustainability compared the City of Santa Monica’s residential and commercial sectors’ progress towards the City’s sustainability goals. Initially, it appeared that the residential sector […]
Boy Scouts Is Not an Anachronism
By Steve Stajich Santa Monica has a proud heritage of producing Eagle Scouts. As recently as June of this year, Santa Monica’s Troop 2 saw four local teen agers receive the highest rank one […]
Good Taste: Art That Speaks to Me
By Barbara Bishop I’m really excited. I just bought my first piece of original art for my new home. And for me, it was from the most unlikely place. But it was really the perfect […]
SMa.r.t.-Urban Thinkers and their Words, Part 2
Continuing last week’s article, this week we present additional quotes from architects, designers, and philosophers who have thought deeply about the city environment. “City life is not the only environmental option; a regional solution can […]
Brown’s Email Problem Could Sully His Legacy
By Tom Elias As Gov. Jerry Brown travels the nation and world posing grandly as the Anti-Trump and the ultimate champion of the battle against climate change, he’s plainly very conscious of the legacy […]
Cap & Trade Shows The California Difference
By Thomas D. Elias No other state has a cap-and-trade system anything like California’s for limiting and, in the long run, vastly reducing production of greenhouse gases behind climate change. In fact, the chairmen of […]
The Truth on California’s Healthy Economy
By Thomas D. Elias For many years, Californians have heard “experts” (read: folks who figure to profit by touting the theory) claim their state suffers from a lousy business climate and is steadily losing middle class population […]
SMa.r.t.-Urban Thinkers and Their Words
For this week’s article, and in the context of the Downtown Specific Plan, we provide a few thought-provoking observations by well-known architects and urban philosophers. Peter Calthorpe “Traditional urbanism has three essential qualities: (1) a […]
What to Know About Santa Monica’s $3.5M ‘Restorative Justice Program’ (Video)
The City Council unanimously launched a $3.5 million Restorative Justice Program — one of the largest locally funded efforts of...
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Malibu Oceanfront Lot with Rebuild Potential Listed for $1.9M
Buyers can rebuild under Malibu’s Fast Track Rebuild Program, with potential for up to 3,433 square feet of livable space,...
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