The furor over how tall three proposed hotels should be is a paper tiger.
While most folks are watching the sky for hotel towers along Ocean Avenue, the rest of
A trio of important meetings are coming up this week.
The City Council will review and make recommendations on the proposed Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) and related Program Environmental Impact
Debate about development in Santa Monica is usually centered on the large projects that threaten to increase traffic and congestion and radically change our neighborhoods. Small developments often go unnoticed
It seems that in the zeal to wage a public relations war against the renovation of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel at Ocean Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, anything goes.
I understand
There's more to a discussion item about Downtown Santa Monica development brought forth by Councilman Kevin McKeown (with support from Tony Vazquez and Ted Winterer) at last Tuesday&
I attended a meeting of the Northeast Neighbors (NN) last Monday evening. Everyone in the packed Montana Avenue Library community room was angry.
Angry about the larger developments being encouraged
With the City Council's recent approval of parking restrictions for 36 more mid-Wilshire/Montana (Wilmont) neighborhood blocks, parking for residents may actually become even more difficult.
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Dark clouds are gathering. I'm talking about the looming $13.2 million budget gap City Hall faces by 2017.
Although it appears that the city should have a
The future of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was debated at a community meeting held at the Main Library last Monday.
The late 1950s era, multi-purpose facility has been operating
When it comes to stupid decisions, politicians top the list.
Two weeks ago city officials recommended that the City Council impose a modest $100 annual fee plus 15 percent of
Santa Monica Airport is still making big news.
Those opposed to the airport smell blood in the water and are circling like sharks. The anti-airport groups are based in Santa
