I heard from our city manager, Rick Cole, last week. He wanted to discuss my column last week about the draft Downtown Community Plan (DCP).
“Our goal is to establish,
The following is the first in a series of columns produced to highlight the Downtown Community Plan. Content was produced in partnership with City staff and edited by the Santa
The long awaited draft of the Downtown Specific Plan, now retitled the Downtown Community Plan (DCP), is finally available on the City's website.
The Plan sets general planning
The next wave of Expo testing is underway with trains traveling the tracks in anticipation of a spring 2016 opening.
Metro recently took control of most of the Expo line
On Dec. 16 at approximately 3:18 p.m., Santa Monica police officers assigned to the downtown area monitored a call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon.
The suspect
As Santa Monica's official city motto says, we are fortunate people in a fortunate city. Our beachside city is truly a special place to live, to work, and
On Dec. 10 at approximately 4 a.m., a Santa Monica police officer from the Homeless Liaison Program was patrolling the downtown area and traveling southbound in the 1200 block
In April 1949, a large new reservoir being built under San Vicente Boulevard collapsed, killing a 62-year-old workman from Venice. The new 5-million-gallon reservoir was part of extensive work on
The weather outside isn't frightful, but the City's holiday events are sure to be delightful. Every part of town from Montana Avenue to Main Street has
The Planning Commission is currently reviewing the Downtown Specific Plan. This document will govern what is built in the downtown area (Wilshire to the Freeway and Lincoln to Ocean) until
When someone retires from their nine-to-five to pursue writing or painting, it implies their day job was something lacking the creativity or that perhaps life required them to deviate from
Did the completion of the LUCE and zoning update leave you with too much free time in your week? Is your Santa Monica experience lacking opportunities to talk about development
