Assemblyman Richard Bloom likes to beat dead horses. Once again, he's floating another proposal for a “sugar tax.” Never mind that two previous efforts of mandating a statewide
A few days ago, the Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 to recommend that City Council approve a development agreement for a seven-story (84 foot) mixed-use apartment building at 500
Apparently, City Hall staff is worried that many will not be aware of Metro's Expo light rail service when it begins operation to Santa Monica, May 20. That&
Signature gathering to place the LUVE (Land Use Voter Empowerment) ballot initiative before Santa Monica voters in November kicked off yesterday at a rally at the Robert Berman Gallery in
I heard from our city manager, Rick Cole, last week. He wanted to discuss my column last week about the draft Downtown Community Plan (DCP).
“Our goal is to establish,
The long awaited draft of the Downtown Specific Plan, now retitled the Downtown Community Plan (DCP), is finally available on the City's website.
The Plan sets general planning
Residents lost again at the post Super Bowl brawl in City Council chambers last Tuesday night.
There’s the sports amenity proposed for the parking lot at the Civic Auditorium
Beth Rolandson, principal transportation planner with the Planning and Community Development Division previewed the City's new Pedestrian Action Plan (PAP) in front of about 70 folks at the
Craig Miller, Andrew Nasatir and Ana Valle-Lopez have announced plans to float a ballot initiative. The “City Attorney Accountability Act” asks Santa Monica voters to collect signatures to qualify the
We in Santa Monica have to contend with overly large and largely inappropriate development projects from opportunistic developers. Then, we're forced to live with higher and more massive
City Council meets tomorrow night. More socialism-based policies and the ongoing screwing of Santa Monica residents and taxpayers are on the agenda.
Item 7-C continues City Hall's decades-long
