Samuel Tolkin for SMa.r.t (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Thane Roberts AIA, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Daniel Jansenson Architect , Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission, Ron Goldman FAIA, Samuel Tolkin Architect, Mario Fonda-Bonardi […]
By Tom Elias Back in 2002, when California set its first statewide renewable energy goals, the petroleum industry and others said it would be impossible for 20 percent of all electricity to come from solar, […]
By Sam Skopp The Crawfish for Cancer festival saw Santa Monica Pier come alive with critters Saturday, for the first time on the west coast. Crawfish for Cancer was founded in New York city […]
Nearly one-third of the people in LA experiencing homelessness are women. A recent report by the LA Homeless Services Authority identified an urgent need for services that specifically address women’s needs. As a first step […]
By Tom Elias Most attention given putative new laws passed in the waning moments of this year’s legislative session in Sacramento has gone to items like a “sanctuary state” compromise making California safer for non-criminal […]
By Mario Fonda-Bonardi While surviving the latest heat wave, now’s a good time to consider the big picture of our over-heated planet. We humans live comfortably in a very narrow temperature range and the world’s […]
By Tom Elias “Give light and the people will find their own way.” – longtime slogan of the now-defunct Scripps Howard Newspapers group. The essence of that motto, written early in the last century, was a […]