CURIOUS CITY — John Muir for City Council!!
Well, no - he is dead, for one thing. 100 years ago this Christmas Eve, the giant of conservation drew his last breath, not
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 with
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
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
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
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
