The Santa Monica City Council meets Tuesday with a packed agenda that includes a long-delayed vote on a new tenant for the former Rusty's Surf Ranch space on
By Dan Hall
On April 24 & 26, the Daily Press published two op-eds by Ms. Ashley Oelsen criticizing my support for AB 1740. Readers deserve to know what that
The Santa Monica Planning Commission voted unanimously this week to forward a sweeping "Missing Middle Housing" proposal to the City Council, recommending the city formally define a category
The Santa Monica Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend a dual-strategy approach for implementing a sweeping state housing law, seeking to temporarily shield vulnerable residential neighborhoods from mandatory upzoning
Santa Monica's City Council secretly co-sponsored legislation stripping our coast of independent oversight for a decade. Sacramento amended the bill to name our city alone. No other California
The Santa Monica Police Department officially launched a centralized real-time crime operations hub Monday, marking what city officials described as a significant shift in how the department prevents and responds
The Santa Monica City Council voted April 14 to advance an ordinance realigning the city's implementation of Senate Bill 9 with state law, while amending staff's
The Santa Monica Rent Control Board voted unanimously Thursday to advance four proposed amendments to the city's rent control charter toward a public hearing, with commissioners debating the
On April 14, Santa Monica City Hall came alive with community spirit as residents and city staff gathered to celebrate 50 years of the Santa Monica Community Gardens. The Earth
The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously 6-0 April 14 to authorize negotiations for a series of major event license agreements and adopt sweeping changes to the city's
The Santa Monica Animal Shelter reached its capacity for dogs last week and while a combination of efforts have since cleared room for new four-legged friends, officials said the shelter
By Shawn Landres
After twelve years on Santa Monica commissions and eight on the Planning Commission, my term ends this June. I frequently have returned to the question of how
