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SMa.r.t. Column: I Told You So

March 28, 2023

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March 28, 2023

On January17, 2015  SMa.r.t. posted a prophetic article in the Daily Press written by Ron Goldman FAIA advocating maintaining a...

Opinion, Real Estate

Column: SB 9 Ended R-1 Zoning, but It’s Not Meeting Goals

March 11, 2023

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March 11, 2023

By Tom Elias More than a year after it took effect, the landmark housing density law known as SB 9...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: The Urgency to Retrofit Earthquake-Deficient Buildings

March 6, 2023

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March 6, 2023

Recent early-morning tremors off the Malibu coast, and the huge and terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria have made us...

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SMa.r.t. Column: ​​Reinforcing the Future – A Revisit

February 27, 2023

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February 27, 2023

Six years go we discussed, in these pages, the city’s then-renewed earthquake-retrofit rules. At the time we argued that the...

Opinion, Real Estate

Column: The Inevitable Conversions Begin Multiplying

February 25, 2023

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February 25, 2023

By Tom Elias It’s a phenomenon from New York to Dallas to Fresno and Los Angeles, one that seemed inevitable...

Opinion, Real Estate

Column: The Fantasy World of California Housing Policy

February 20, 2023

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February 20, 2023

By Tom Elias If you’re looking for sure things among bills under consideration in the state Legislature, think of one...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica City Council – Planners, Politicians, or Developers?

February 19, 2023

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February 19, 2023

Santa Monica – a progressive city 20 years ago, a chaotic city today! A city that is struggling for its...

Opinion

SMa.r.t. Column: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

February 16, 2023

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February 16, 2023

The picture shown above is the future of Santa Monica. Large tall buildings along the Boulevards and Avenues plus Downtown...

Opinion, Real Estate

SMa.r.t. Column: To a Better Housing Element

February 3, 2023

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February 3, 2023

Your City is busy rewriting much of its zoning code to implement our new Housing Element as demanded by the...

Opinion

Santa Monica Police Chief’s Message to the Community

January 30, 2023

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January 30, 2023

January 27, 2023  Dear Santa Monica Community,  The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) would like to extend our heartfelt condolences...

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