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
CITY HALL — Redevelopment agency or no redevelopment agency, Santa Monica managed to add 246 affordable multi-family residences in fiscal year 2012-13.
It was the second most in the city'
LINCOLN BLVD — Diners yesterday, dwellings tomorrow. The Planning Commission considered two mixed-use developments along Lincoln Boulevard.
One would be constructed where Norms served pancakes for 49 years before its closure
CITY HALL — City officials acknowledged at last week's Planning Commission meeting that they incorporated a previously unaccounted for map into an important planning document, changing the designation of
It appears that our City Council is in the midst of an identity crisis, our identity. They believe that both we and they live or should live in a different
