Santa Monica’s tourism industry shrunk slightly in 2018 after several years of sustained growth, with total visitor spending falling 1.4 percent.
Visitors spent $1.93 billion in 2018,
Editor's note: Last week's SMa.r.t. column discussed urban and architectural design. This week's column discusses process, zoning and conclusions as related to
Last week's column by SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) discussed the notable advantages of a low-rise city composed primarily of buildings no higher
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
Last week, Santa Monica's Housing Commission published several draft reports on our city's housing affordability crisis, laying out the scope of the problem and potential solutions.
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
Curb your DA's. No, we're not talking about District Attorneys, but rather the propensity of our planning staff to negotiate Development Agreements (DAs) with the owners
In 2013, Santa Monica was named the nation's fifth-most sustainable city according to a prominent national organization dedicated to sustainable development and living. As one of the densest
Late this morning, this writer arrived at a bus stop at 17th Street and Montana Avenue, intending to travel to downtown Santa Monica. The bus stop contains no printed bus
In an annual tradition the month of July was celebrated nationally as Parks & Recreation month. From their inception, parks were created to serve the people - to give them
Santa Monica has had the distinction of being recognized as one of the most "progressive" cities in the nation. It began in 1979 when residents coalesced around a
Philosopher Alain de Botton wrote that "bad architecture is a frozen mistake writ large. We owe it to the fields and trees that buildings we cover them with will
