MY WRITE — Santa Monica has some of the worst traffic in Southern California - and the nation. Think that relief is in sight? Forgeddabout it! Our City Hall deals with
CITY HALL — The process for revising Santa Monica's master zoning code continues to grind forward with residents reiterating opposition to the plan at the micro and macro level.
The reasons why so many Santa Monicans are anti-development is because new projects are popping up like weeds and almost all of them are just plain ugly.
There are also
MID-WILSHIRE — The so-called "subway to the sea" could still make it to the shore, but funding has yet to be identified for any part of the purple line
MY WRITE — Last Wednesday evening, a couple hundred neighbors attended a Town Hall meeting at Lincoln Middle School. The Planning Commission listened to public comment on proposed changes to the
CITY HALL — In what will likely be a short pre-Thanksgiving meeting on Tuesday, City Council will consider reversing changes made to the city's landmarks law in 2003.
The
CULVER CITY — Construction of the incoming Expo Light Rail is now 80 percent complete.
Earlier this month, Phase 1 of the Expo line — which runs from Culver City to Downtown
CITY HALL — The City of Santa Monica wants to hear residents' input on the preferred uses for chunk of federal money totaling about $1.3M per year.
The City
CITY HALL - The Planning Commission quickly approved alcohol permits and gave parking breaks relating to an expansion of Rusty's Surf Ranch at their last meeting.
The expansion
SM PIER - Rusty's Surf Ranch wants to expand its square footage on the Santa Monica Pier by 46 percent.
Owners of the restaurant and nightclub, which has
MY WRITE — As expected, despite a low voter turnout, 4th term Councilman Kevin McKeown easily cruised to victory. McKeown was endorsed by a variety of powerful community organizations such as
CITY HALL — Tuesday's election was a test for two local political groups and yielded mixed results for both.
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR) is the city&
