Editor:
Here are facts ignored in [Bill] Bauer's breathy, name-calling column that belittles anyone with a contrary view ("Have anti-Fairmont forces gone bonkers?" My Write, 24)
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
Editor:
Bill Bauer uses the same kind of overheated rhetoric and misrepresentation that he claims are being used by opponents of the Miramar redevelopment ("Have anti-Fairmont forces gone bonkers,
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
Editor:
This is in response to the May 13 opinion piece by Bill Bauer ("Nothing like clueless politicians," My Write).
Mr. Bauer makes untrue assertions about Senate Bill
