Our last two SMa.r.t. columns focused on the advantages of low-rise, 2- to 4-story buildings and how our typical low-rise beach-town environment is more sustainable, and has less
SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) has long advocated for a low-rise city — that is, a city primarily with buildings no taller than four stories. In
Editor:
Our mayor is at the United Nations Climate Change conference in Paris to announce our city's move to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent below 1990
Dear Earthtalk: The holidays can be so wasteful. What are some ways we can green our celebrations this year? - Belinda McHugh, Los Angeles, CA
Sipping eggnog, listening to carols
Editor:
My name is Michael Zeno. I am a licensed pedicab operator and resident of Santa Monica.
I enjoy helping people get around this city in a safe, fun, and
Santa Monica does not have a housing crisis. The Southern Counties Association of Governments (SCAG) target for our City is 239 new units per year. This is a fair number
Public agencies are preparing for what scientists and weather experts anticipate to be a wet El Niño season for Santa Monica and the rest of Los Angeles County.
Lifeguards, firefighters
With 80-degree temperatures persisting in Santa Monica this fall, it might not seem like wet weather is around the corner.
But it's becoming clear to scientists and climate
Seafood will not be in short supply this Saturday on the Santa Monica Pier, but you can be sure the bounty will not be of the overfished variety either.
The
