The City Council last week approved the controversial Bergamot Transit Village despite considerable opposition from a number of local residents. There is now a movement afoot to create a referendum
MICHIGAN AVE — A large vein of bike paths on and around Michigan Avenue were approved this week.
The Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway or MANGO, which is meant to ease pedestrian
As a student of politics, I'm often interested in the lives of renowned office holders before they entered the political world. For example, Harry Truman was a haberdasher
MID-CITY — A big player in Sony's video game division is leaving the city and taking our name with it.
Santa Monica Studios, owned by Sony Computer Entertainment, announced
Editor:
This morning I am reading your article about vacant buildings at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration that are being considered for use to house homeless veterans and I
ANCIENT SANTA MONICA — The 1914 City Council would have felt a kinship to their political descendants of 2014. A hundred years ago this month, council opted to discuss restrictions in
Editor:
Santa Monica Spoke is excited to support the conceptual designs presented for the Samohi Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project. These improvements will improve all modes of circulation around
Last Tuesday night, City Council approved a development agreement (DA) allowing Texas developer Hines to build nearly 767,000 square feet of creative office, commercial and residential space along Olympic
CITYWIDE — More than half the tourists who visited Santa Monica this past fall were from another country.
International tourists made up 56 percent of the total share, up from the
Santa Monica High School graduate Elaine (Jones) Stephenson (Class of 1951) has almost finished writing "All the Painted Ponies", a charming non-fiction book about growing up in Santa
Appearances, like politicians, can be deceiving.
The City Council adjourned without taking a vote on the controversial Bergamot Transit Village project last month.
The place was packed, upstairs and down.