SMART COLUMN — Santa Monica is undergoing a period of sustained growth. Why are we at a crossroads where even bus shelters can't be designed successfully.
We have a
CITY HALL - City Council implemented what one member called "a temporary restraining order" on large residential development in two neighborhoods last week.
As the Planning Commission grapples
CITY HALL - An aviation community-backed measure and a City Council-backed measure will go head-to-head on the ballot in November.
On Tuesday, council agreed to place the pro-Santa Monica Airport
CITY HALL — Santa Monica's election season has had a blisteringly fast start with endorsement piling up long before the nomination period has ended.
Several individuals and organizations have
MID-CITY - The project set to controversially replace a 109-space trailer park is slowly gaining approval from city officials.
The Architectural Review Board (ARB) — in this case the last stop
This essay is in response to three recent submissions to the SMDP by airport proponents. One is the May 10-11 column by Joe Bates in which he addresses my column
CITYWIDE — The local political season has swung into high gear with endorsements flowing and candidates vying for attention on an almost daily basis.
The Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable
Monday is the first day to "pull papers" required to run for political office in Santa Monica.
Potential candidates for City Council, Rent Control Board, Santa Monica/Malibu
Every twenty years or so, cities are required by State law to renew their 'General Plan'. The General Plan has several sections, but the one that most greatly
DOWNTOWN — The project proposed to replace the one of two Fred Segal buildings on Broadway at Fifth Street got largely positive reviews from the Planning Commission on July 9.
The
City Hall — Just weeks after the Planning Commission considered developments on plots of land previously occupied by Norms and currently occupied by Denny's, they'll take a
