Santa Monica does not have a housing crisis. The Southern Counties Association of Governments (SCAG) target for our City is 239 new units per year. This is a fair number
Development in Santa Monica can be a stressful process but Tuesday night the discussion about the Plaza at Santa Monica literally aged planning director David Martin.
The Oct. 13 discussion
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 27, 2015
The public planning process around the 4th/5th/Arizona mega-parcel goes back many years. The City first started purchasing properties to
City Council will hold a special meeting on Oct. 20 to hear updates on the proposed development known as the Santa Monica Plaza.
The project is a 12-story (148
A majority of development in Downtown Santa Monica will be put on hold pending approval of the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) at the request of City Manager Rick Cole.
The
The Civic Working Group (CWG) has made a recommendation about the future of the landmarked, but derelict Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
In a draft report, the CWG said an entertainment/
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 13, 2015
The Downtown Specific Plan on tonight's City Council agenda brings together many issues of today - density, housing, mass, height, open
Two development agreements for new, mixed-use projects by prolific development company NMS Properties are up for debate at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
Both projects, one on 5th
Curb your DA's. No, we're not talking about District Attorneys, but rather the propensity of our planning staff to negotiate Development Agreements (DAs) with the owners
When Dean Chien started as a freshman at Santa Monica High School three years ago, plans were already in motion for the Santa Monica-Malibu school district to construct a
Residents want the Pier experience to remain basically the same, albeit with potentially fewer cars and better pedestrian access.
The Santa Monica Pier board recently held a community workshop to
