The City Council is getting ready to approve a controversial new Zoning Code. Many would describe the currently proposed code as incentivizing development instead of managing it for a more
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles previewing City Council's reviewing of the Zoning Ordinance Update. The articles will focus on the
The group that spearheaded a successful referendum last year is gearing up for another.
Residocracy, which opposed the Hines development project, is asking residents to sign a petition in opposition
As a graduate student studying Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Applied Community Psychology, I essentially study what makes a city livable, how to integrate community members into their municipalities,
The Santa Monica Boys & Girls Clubs, in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), has launched a major renovation project of the Club'
Over the last few years, old buildings were demolished. Orange cones, gates and scaffolding were everywhere. Construction noise filled the air at the Virginia Avenue campus.
But although work continues,
Early last week, the news media was abuzz about a newly formed citizen organization calling itself Santa Monica Forward (SMF). The group billed itself as "community members, residents and
As a community, we have spent more than six years establishing goals and objectives in defining the LUCE, a new general plan for our city. Then we set out to
Editor:
After reading the article about Santa Monica Forward I went online to look at the group's website. I wanted to see who formed this group and in
Santa Monica always has been in the forefront of protecting and producing affordable homes. When Santa Monica passed its landmark rent control law on April 10, 1979, we took a
Editor:
Residocracy needs to be called out for what it is: a scam! Armen Melkonians is a mega-mansion developer, and Kate Bransfield is a realtor who sells mega-mansions! How ironic
