My Oct. 10 column about keeping the debate on the future of Santa Monica Airport civil (“Flying high and nasty,” My Write) generated some lively discussion.
CITY HALL — An organization dedicated to establishing a Santa Monica dog beach where canines can scamper in the sand without a leash have been thrown a bone.
CITY HALL — A discussion about a long-awaited development at the corner of Fourth Street and Broadway revealed issues facing the future of development both in Downtown and the remainder of the city.
CITY HALL — Californians are encouraged to be prepared for flash disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis, but are they ready to adapt to something more permanent? That was the question taken on by the State Senate Select Committee on the Environment, the Economy and Climate Change Thursday when it m
CITYWIDE — A proposal to allow up to four alternative fuel vehicle showrooms on the Third Street Promenade hit a speed bump Wednesday at the Planning Commission with commissioners split on whether the idea was acceptable or a few bolts short.
CITYWIDE — City staff will come before the Housing Commission Thursday with recommendations for additional administrative fees for developers that choose to build affordable housing, a move that some believe will stall development in the city.
SMO — Residents of three communities reiterated their concerns about Santa Monica Airport Sunday with a midday protest focused on noise, pollution and, above all, safety.
The latest school fundraising controversy centers around new mechanisms the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is considering to insure that lower achieving schools obtain a more equal share of the fundraising pie.
MALIBU — At the last Board of Education meeting held in Malibu, residents and council members employed language from the American Revolution to request an advisory seat at the dais.
CITYWIDE — As the unemployed and disillusioned occupy Wall Street to express their discontent with the state of the economy and their financial security, another quieter group is struggling to make ends meet.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The head of a good government group on Thursday told California campaign finance regulators to avoid creating an exemption for candidates and committees whose accounts may have been drained by a Democratic campaign treasurer.
CITY HALL — Architect Hank Koning tendered his resignation to the Planning Commission Wednesday, citing a need to focus on his business. Koning’s firm, Koning Eizenberg Architecture, specializes in large, urban projects, and his position on the Planning Commission warded off potential clients, he sa
