SACRAMENTO — The Citizens Redistricting Commission released final versions of state and federal congressional districts Friday, laying waste to the careful planning done by the legislature 10 years ago that resulted in only one congressional district flipping parties in the last decade.
As I expected, the development agreement and environmental impact report for the Colorado Creative Studios project at 2834 Colorado Ave. (corner of Stewart Street) was approved by the City Council on Tuesday night.
CITY HALL — When children first learn the power of cutting words, parents often respond with an age-old maxim: If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
CITY HALL — Owners of a massive creative arts and production development on Colorado Avenue breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night when a diminished City Council voted unanimously to move the project on without a secondary review by the Planning Commission.
I spend a great deal of time each week Downtown. I have set lunches on Monday and Fridays that put me on the Third Street Promenade. Friday dinner means that you can usually find me at T’s Thai on Fourth, sitting at a table with my travel buddy and his wife, who rarely travels with us to exotic loca
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
SM PIER — Santa Monica and 10 other cities and counties have taken bold strides to reduce their environmental impact by banning plastic bags, but other municipalities need to step up their game.
CITY HALL — A move to give an official name to the 6-acre park being built across the road from City Hall stalled at the Recreation and Parks Commission Thursday night amid concerns that the decision was being rushed.
CITY HALL — The last five years in Santa Monica have been a time of great change for the direction of the city in terms of development and planning. After years of work, the ground breaking Land Use and Circulation Element — called the LUCE — was formally adopted, paving the way for the next two dec
CITY HALL — The City Council declared July 2011 Recreation & Parks month, and simultaneously bid farewell to the Recreation & Parks Commission’s longest-serving member and chair, Neil Carrey.
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Janice Hahn was sworn in by Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday, exactly one week after she was elected by voters to fill the House seat vacated by Jane Harman.
Well, my campaign to end the poo bags seems to have gained enough traction, what with the California Supreme Court upholding Manhattan Beach’s ban on single-use plastic bags, that I can now move on to other topics.
