DOWNTOWN — A new, independent movie studio with $500 million to spend is about to call Santa Monica home. Monarch Pictures is currently in the process of assembling its executive team and selecting a studio head, a process which should take a couple months, said Marvin Silverman, the studio’s direct
CITY HALL — With lax enforcement and no annual reviews before the City Council, most developers who promised “community benefits” in exchange for permission to build bigger projects in Santa Monica have failed to live up to their commitments, according to a City Hall report.
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica-based mall operator Macerich Co. today reported a loss of $6.4 million, or 8 cents per share, for the quarter ended March 31, compared with net income of $14 million, or 18 cents per share, for the same period in 2009.
CITY HALL — The City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved an agreement to allow St. Monica Church to renovate and expand its property at California Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard by adding a community center, new classrooms and nearly 100 new parking spaces.
MONTANA AVE — It’s tax time again, but at least at shops on Montana Avenue, it’s also time for a break. Merchants on the popular street are preparing for “Tax Free Day” this Saturday, an annual promotion retailers hope will bring in shoppers and make cash registers hum.
The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica is celebrating national Boys & Girls Club Week by throwing a family festival featuring a chili cook-off on Saturday.
CITY HALL — A dispute that pits a business interest against a group of angry residents will be front and center at City Hall tonight as the City Council considers the fate of The Parlor, a restaurant and bar accused of being a nuisance that is fighting back against restrictions its owners say could
CITY HALL — Developers hoping to build projects that go above and beyond City Hall’s zoning rules could have to put their plans on hold under a proposal set to come before the City Council next week.
CITY HALL — Well-known Santa Monica attorney Chris Harding has entered the drama surrounding The Parlor, a restaurant and bar on Wilshire Boulevard that has attracted City Hall scrutiny and angered homeowners who claim it’s a nuisance.
EASTSIDE — A slew of commercial and residential developments proposed for the eastside of Santa Monica is causing alarm among neighborhood groups who fear the projects aren’t getting a careful enough analysis from City Hall and have the potential to turn a bad traffic problem in the area into a disa
CITY HALL — The biggest of seven developments proposed for the industrial section of Santa Monica’s east side came in for a round of criticism from the Planning Commission Wednesday night, but will head to the City Council to seek preliminary approval.
COLORADO AVE — A developer’s plan for a five-story office building on Colorado Avenue has drawn criticism from a Sunset Park neighborhood group over traffic concerns, despite the property owner’s claim the project is a net community benefit.
