Editor’s note: this is an April Fools Day column and is intended to be satire. Starting this year permits from the Santa Monica Planning Department will require a new additional fee called “Travel Demand Forecasting […]
Studies show that it would be the busiest non-transfer station in the entire MetroRail system By Sam Catanzaro UCLA is pushing transportation officials to add a campus stop on LA Metro’s proposed Sepulveda Transit Corridor, […]
The City of Santa Monica’s Chief Communications Officer Debbie Lee has announced that she will leave her post after nearly eight years leading citywide communications. Since 2014, Lee set out a vision to create a […]
Brightline West tentatively set to break ground in 2023 By Dolores Quintana Brightline West, a proposed high speed rail project that would connect Las Vegas to the Los Angeles-area has announced a new date to […]
While traveling during COVID seems like a big hassle, its still something we all want to do. Recently, my family and I had the chance to go to Hawaii over this December and we had […]
The inevitable sea level rise in our area has prompted a number of groups and organizations to look at possible solutions and mitigation measures. As the Los Angeles Times pointed out in recent articles, doing […]
They say that every seven years all the cells in your body renew themselves. Likewise, seven years ago SMart published this article about adaptive reuse which, as is typical of our many topics, is still […]
Search for permanent City Attorney to begin soon By Sam Catanzaro At its meeting last week, the Santa Monica City Council appointed Joseph Lawrence as Interim City Attorney. The move comes as George Cardona vacated […]
No matter what stage of their transition they are currently in, whether they’re pre-op, post-op, or non-op, transgender people often face far more issues than people without gender issues. Despite United Nations human rights laws, […]
Part 1 of 2 It’s not the lie about a stolen election or the dangers of vaccination or if Biden lost Afghanistan. It’s how Sacramento wants to gut your city, especially the R-1 (single-family home) […]
Sweet Laurel opened its flagship store in Palisades Village in 2018 and built a strong following across West Los Angeles....
Read moreSanta Monica officially reports numerous new business openings, often highlighted by the media as signs of economic recovery. However, a...
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