It looks like Armen Melkonians and his Residocracy movement has been successful in floating a ballot measure that would require voter approval for overly large developments within our borders.
Melkonians
I HAVE A DREAM
Everyone knows those words. It often evokes some emotion or thought, reminiscence or reverie. And you can apply it to many subjects.
There are, of course,
Dear Editor:
As a slow-growth Councilmember caught up in Santa Monica's development wars, I'm careful to respect divergent opinions. Everyone has one, as is their right.
To the editor:
Thank you to Bill Bauer for highlighting my office’s Meatless in March Challenge for city staff in his most recent column. While he mischaracterized it as
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
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
Editor:
I take exception with Daily Press columnist Bill Bauer's suggestion that the Civic Auditorium be demolished and rebuilt.
Too often iconic buildings are torn down to make
