Two years ago, Mario Fonda-Bonardi wrote a review of the benefits and advantages of re-using and adapting existing buildings instead of building new ones. Buildings that are reused and adapted,
Note: The SMa.r.t. guest author this week is longtime Santa Monica resident Richard Orton. He is concerned about the direction our beach town is taking and has been
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of columns on the neighborhoods of Santa Monica, addressing resident experiences with the impacts of development.
Northeast Neighbors made
“It will be celebrated with pomp and parade ... bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.” —John Adams, second President of the United States of America
By now everyone has seen the green bicycles with the Hulu labels on the front, which are zipping everywhere in our city. Conceived over 6 years ago, these bikes are
Editor:
The folks who write the SMa.r.t Thinking column have many valuable things to say. However, they are not entitled to march under the banner of sustainability, as
The Land Use Voter Empowerment (LUVE) Initiative will stop oversized projects while protecting rent controlled and affordable housing in Santa Monica. Our current City Council believes dense, tall, and ill-designed
For some time now, the architects and engineers (and one Recreation and Parks commissioner) who make up this group have been accused of slow, dry writing and wonky jargon-filled screeds.
As you read this, our train has arrived. After years of anticipation (and some dread), the Expo Line of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has reached close enough
Three weeks ago Dr. David Revell gave a presentation outlining what sea level rise might mean for Santa Monica. With the usual disclaimers about the uncertainty of all predictive modeling,
