CITY HALL — Residents of a seaside condominium complex clashed with commissioners at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting over a playground upgrade that they fear will attract homeless, gangs and traffic.
Welcome to 2012! As you are aware, this is an election year. In addition to electing or re-electing (as the case may be) holders for national, state and county offices, Santa Monicans will elect people for City Council, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education and Rent Control
MID CITY — Natalie Lewis is 79 years old, and she fears for her life. Lewis lives in a small studio in the 285-unit Westminster Towers, a seniors-only housing complex funded through the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
It’s time for the Sammies — my annual awards for the good, bad and ugly in Santa Monica. The 2011 Sammy for “Architectural Thuggery” goes to Texas developer Hines, whose original development proposal for the former Paper Mate property on Olympic Boulevard was best described as “packing boxes the Wat
CITY HALL — The City Council voted Tuesday to restrict smoking in new hotels, but held off implementing rules on multi-unit housing until staff could address concerns about privacy and compatibility with federal and state financing laws.
CITY HALL — The Third Street Promenade is home to a diverse selection of restaurants and some of the nation’s most popular retailers. Soon it could be home to car dealerships as well.
CITY HALL — In a nod to public opinion, Santa Monica City Council members voted Tuesday to raise the limit on campaign contributions, but by half of what was originally recommended by staff.
CITY HALL — Elected officials today are expected to consider raising financial contribution limits for City Council campaigns, a move which local activists believe will disenfranchise Santa Monicans in favor of wealthy, outside interests.
CITY HALL — The dogs had their day Tuesday when City Council members voted to champion a pilot program which would allow dogs and their human companions to play on the beach.
CITYWIDE — Homeless service providers are dealing with stagnant resources in the face of continued need with additional challenges on the horizon. That was the message given to City Council members Tuesday night by Human Services Administrator Setareh Yavari in the annual review of the Santa Monica
CITY HALL — The long-delayed Civic Center Village housing project narrowly skirted another stumbling block Tuesday when three City Council members dug in their heels over a provision requested by the developer to extend the term of the land lease 50 years past its original expiration date.
WEST LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama signed a bill into law Wednesday that would release millions of dollars to retrofit and renovate several buildings on the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration campus.
