Car dealerships driven to improve their conditions
The future of local car dealerships — the largest sales tax contributors in Santa Monica — is idling as officials test-drive a few ideas
City Hall’s planning dept. likely to be overhauled
It’s been said before, but a $75,000 city-hired consultant wants to hear again just how bad it really
(This is the fourth installment of an ongoing series about City Hall’s sign ordinance.)
An ongoing effort to remove illegal signs in front of businesses has merchants lashing out
Legislature will consider voting rights for 17-year-olds
SACRAMENTO — Teenagers could soon be able to vote in Santa Monica.
A bill proposing to change the state constitution to allow
Law firm will go after City Hall for attorney fees
CITY HALL — The City of Santa Monica has settled a lawsuit that forbids local government from denying housing projects based
SM City Hall paying nearly $200,000 to consultant
COUNCIL CHAMBER — The idea of stifling public comment so developers can get their projects approved faster isn’t sitting well with
Inspectors trying to be better communicators
(This is the third installment of an ongoing series about City Hall’s sign ordinance).
With City Hall now heavily scrutinizing signs that hang
Santa Monica has plenty, but many are deemed illegal (This is the second installment of an ongoing series about City Hall’s sign ordinance).
(This is the second installment of
Down and out in Beverly Hills; gave hoteliers the shaft
A man captured last month by local police after going on a nationwide spending spree claiming he was the son
Committees range from politics to special events
It’s election time for the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce.
In the next two weeks, more than 1,000 local businesspeople will
HISTORICAL SOCIETY — Unlocking a critical time in Santa Monica’s history will cost at least $75,000, local historians say.
Louise Gabriel, president of the Santa Monica Historical Society, asked
