The first stop in the Downtown Community Plan (DCP) discussion tour will be the April 26 Planning Commission meeting for an introductory overview of the city’s latest zoning document.
The City of Santa Monica announced today a new timeline for community input and revisions to the draft Downtown Community Plan (DCP). The revised draft, released last month, was scheduled
By Michael Feinstein, Inside/Outside. March 28, 2016
When we think about great cities we've visited around the world, the ones that we love walking around for hours,
The City's focus on maintaining the character of our environment has recently shifted from the neighborhoods, to the Downtown. “Storm clouds” are gathering with an impending clash between
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. March 07, 2016
Santa Monica's most recent multi-year debate over maximum allowable heights in our downtown has gone on since 2004, when the
The draft of the new Downtown Community Plan has now been made available to the public for input. This draft is the result of years of effort, re-writing and reconfiguring.
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
Our City is blessed with an array of transportation options, perhaps the envy of any small city in this state and in the country. Our system has worked well for
Final recommendations have been released for the future of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and City Council will debate the issue at its Feb. 9 meeting.
A draft of the
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 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
