Editor's note: This is the first of a series of articles on housing in Santa Monica. Future topics will include workforce housing, permanent supportive housing, the role of
At its July 14 meeting, the City Council will take on several controversial issues and few housekeeping items.
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The council will hear the first reading of proposed rules to
Santa Monica has had the distinction of being recognized as one of the most "progressive" cities in the nation. It began in 1979 when residents coalesced around a
Philosopher Alain de Botton wrote that "bad architecture is a frozen mistake writ large. We owe it to the fields and trees that buildings we cover them with will
Despite complaints from numerous neighbors, the Planning Commission agreed to let a residential child care center double the number of kids allowed on site.
The Activity Place, which currently looks
It says something about the significance of development issues in Santa Monica that one City Council member had to be coaxed back to the dais after storming off during a
Editor:
The massive, code-busting Plaza at Santa Monica hotel project's "public benefits" should include free overnight stays for every city resident, foot massages and a continental
In coming days City Council will fill three positions on the Planning Commission. In political circles, the hubbub on who will ascend to these important seats can be heard over
City Council will consider a bunch of intersections previously envisioned for taller and higher density developments at its meeting on Tuesday.
The activities centers, as they're called in
To vastly oversimplify things, if City Council is the Major Leagues of reviewing development agreements, then the Planning Commission is Triple-A and the Architectural Review Board is Double-A.
The ARB
The Plaza at Santa Monica proposed for 4th and 5th streets and Arizona Avenue moved closer to reality June 3 when the Planning Commission voted 4-1 to forward the 12-floor
There's been an incessant discussion about Santa Monica's work/housing imbalance. We hear constant buzz about our urgent need for affordable housing in our city, which
