CITY HALL — The City Council got a first crack at its two-year budget Tuesday night, an effort at financial planning that combines revenue increases and department-wide cuts to balance the
Editor:
It's upsetting to see our City Council pushing ahead commercial development while cutting the community out of the approval process. I refer to the outrageous violation of
CITY HALL —The City Council formally threw its support behind a movement to remove protections for businesses built into a property tax measure that has come under intense scrutiny upon
When it comes to stupid decisions, politicians top the list.
Two weeks ago city officials recommended that the City Council impose a modest $100 annual fee plus 15 percent of
Editor:
Well, I've been doing some research. I intend to pursue the recall effort ("Calling for a recall," Letters to the Editor, April 25). However, the
CITY HALL — By the time the steadfast viewer of a Santa Monica City Council meeting has gotten to the items prefaced by the lucky number 13, they know they'
CITY HALL — The City Council voted unanimously to approve a sharp hike in landing fees Tuesday night that pro-aviation opponents call a thinly-veiled attempt to shutter Santa Monica Airport.
The
CITYWIDE — Investors are looking for a safe — preferably lucrative — place to park their cash these days, which some believe may be one factor at the root of a recent explosion
CITY HALL — The City Council moved to loosen proposed restrictions on private exercise instruction in public parks Tuesday night by allowing limited group trainings and heavier equipment in some parks
Editor:
I appreciate Bill Bauer's column ("City Council approves future slum," My Write, April 15) because I am one of the residents who asked the City
The City Council last week agreed to allow the redevelopment of Village Trailer Park, much to the dismay of tenants who have been fighting the park's closure for
How many people can City Hall cram onto an acre of land? As many as it wants to.
Last Tuesday, "the pro-development majority on City Council" finally sealed
