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Opinion

Brentwood Beat: Thank You, Michelle Bisnoff

January 3, 2022

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January 3, 2022

Michelle Bisnoff is the outgoing chair of the Brentwood Community Council.  She held that position for four years and she...

Opinion

Seismic Water Resiliency

December 16, 2021

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December 16, 2021

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

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December 8, 2021

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

Opinion, Real Estate

State’s Housing Solution Starts Happening

December 3, 2021

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December 3, 2021

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

Opinion

My Tiny Home Tour

November 30, 2021

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November 30, 2021

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

Opinion, Real Estate

Opinion: SB 9, 10: The Rebellion Begins

November 19, 2021

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November 19, 2021

By Tom Elias, Columnist It was inevitable from the moment Gov. Gavin Newsom in mid-September signed this year’s two most...

Opinion, Real Estate

Sacto Dems Dump Prop. 13 Reforms

November 5, 2021

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November 5, 2021

By Tom Elias, Columnist For more than 40 years, Democrats in Sacramento have talked fervently about reforming the 1978 Proposition...

Opinion

Brentwood Beat: Why I Signed the Recall Bonin Petition

November 4, 2021

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November 4, 2021

As stated in the last issue of the Brentwood News, my thoughts on what’s going on in CD11 represent my...

Opinion

Opinion: Do Birds of a Feather Really Flock Together?

October 28, 2021

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October 28, 2021

Welcome to the “Mike & Mark” approach to failing Venice and rest of LA! By Nick Antonicello LA Councilman Mark...

Opinion

Column: More Fire Prosecutions, but Still No Personal Responsibility

October 21, 2021

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October 21, 2021

By Tom Elias, Columnist There were headlines all around the state late last month, when local prosecutors filed criminal charges...

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