January 18, 2026
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Real Estate Prices Driving Moves From State

By Tom Elias If you’re a millennial, now aged 18 to 35, there’s a good chance the only major city in California you’re very much interested in moving to is San Francisco. That’s because it’s […]

Sanctuary Malibu: Just Stay Off My Beach

By Steve Stajich Let’s start with a look at Santa Monica’s own current status as a “Sanctuary City.” In response to extremist immigration policies that the Trump administration touted both during the election and immediately […]

SMa.r.t.- Riptides Ahead For Local Coastal Plan

While the focus and attention of many residents has been on the development of Santa Monica’s controversial Downtown Community Plan (DCP), another plan is also due for final draft release and potential adoption in 2017. […]

Baby, You Can’t Drive My Car

By Steve Stajich We’re about to make a little jump from electric pencil sharpeners to robotic or self-driving cars. Hang on, as I’ll do the driving here and we’ll see if we end up at […]

De-Sal Loses Urgency in Hyper-Wet Winter

By Tom Elias Here’s a cold, wet reality: the more water in California’s reservoirs, the less urgency there is to build new ocean-water desalination plants that became a major talking point during the state’s long, […]

A Monument to Remembering

By Steve Stajich   Americans aren’t as good with bad memories as they are with the ones that often make us swell with pride. Two of those memories that we tend to keep hidden are […]

Good Taste- 141 Reasons to Meditate

By Barbara Bishop   Did you know that there are 141 benefits one can derive from meditation? I won’t list them all, but many apply to me, and will apply to many others. According to […]

SMart: Et Tu ECEC?

At a recent Council meeting (2/28/17) there was a discussion about building the long promised and needed sports field at the corner of Pico and Fourth which is a portion of the Civic Center Specific […]

Letter to the Editor: Measure H

Dear Editor, Prior to the time required for Measure H to take effect, Santa Monica and other cities could study the feasibility of providing overnight homeless shelter within a level of our public parking structures.  […]