A four-month long multi-department review of NMS Properties’ contracts with the City of Santa Monica failed to produce a smoking gun or even very much smoke.
The audit spanned three
When one of Santa Monica’s most influential architects talks about neighborhood density – the amount of neighbors piled into one building or one street corner - he uses a different
The developers of a 3.5 acre apartment complex on Lincoln Boulevard will have another go-around with the Planning Commission Wednesday in an effort to get one of the largest
About twenty minutes into the late night meeting, Councilmember Sue Himmelrich finally made a statement everyone could agree on.
“I feel as if every time I come into this room,
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The Santa Monica City Council is so proud of their commitment to sustainability that they are willing and determined to spend an additional $20 million on the planned expansion
City staff has drafted an outline regarding internal scrutiny of contracts with NMS Properties, after the company’s CEO, Neil Shekhter, was found to have forged documents in a Los
Jerry Linnett’s Lincoln Boulevard apartment is about the size of a parking space. A bed, a television, a mini fridge and a toaster oven take up the entire 88
The Planning Commission will review big changes coming to Lincoln Boulevard Wednesday.
The commission will examine the permit for a massive new apartment complex that will replace the JoAnn Fabrics
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 1, 2016
There are many reasons to vote no on Measure LV. LV would undermine our existing neighborhoods, squeeze out our middle class and
By Mike Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 17, 2016
In California, the right to initiative, referendum and recall is a pro-democracy tool considered sacrosanct by many.
Ever since October 10, 1911
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 10, 2016
Urban planning is complicated - for a lot of reasons. As someone who has been active in Santa Monica’s slow growth
