Opinion

Column: Let’s talk About the Soil

January 12, 2022 Staff Writer

Everyone knows that we are undergoing a climate change not seen on the earth before. We all understand what is...

Opinion

Opinion: A Call to Public Service: U.S. Army Veteran Mat Smith Makes Longshot Bid for the LA City Council

January 11, 2022 Nick Antonicello

Mat Smith has no illusions when it comes to his bid to unseat CD-11 incumbent Mike Bonin. A combat veteran...

Opinion, Real Estate

Opinion: Attorney General Spurs on Big 2022 Housing Battle

January 7, 2022 Staff Writer

By Tom Elias, Columnist There will be plenty of political battles next year, starting with likely reelection challenges to Gov....

Opinion

Should California Have a Formal Right to Shelter?

January 3, 2022 Staff Writer

By Tom Elias, Columnist On a de facto basis, Californians have had a right to shelter for many years. But...

Opinion

Seismic Water Resiliency

December 16, 2021 Staff Writer

This is the 2nd part of two-part article (see smmirror.com/2021/12/sma-r-t-column-its-not-your-fault/ for the first part) Last week we wrote about the...

Dining, Food & Drink, Opinion

One of LA’s Best Omakase Counters is Tucked Away in a Santa Monica Hotel Lobby

December 8, 2021 Sam Catanzaro

Sushi Chef Masa Shimakawa’s Soko restaurant offers an extraordinary culinary experience By Sam Catanzaro Tucked into the lobby of a...

Opinion

My Tiny Home Tour

December 4, 2021 Staff Writer

As everyone in Brentwood knows, the homeless encampment on the edge of the VA property is now gone. Many of...

Opinion, Real Estate

State’s Housing Solution Starts Happening

December 3, 2021 Staff Writer

By Tom Elias, Columnist It’s happening. Despite the best efforts of California’s highly ideological, developer-financed state legislators, the solution to...