New City Manager Rick Cole has officially taken his seat at City Hall. The Daily Press spoke with Cole about his priorities, goals and plans.
Daily Press:What projects, topics,
The Oaks Initiative, Santa Monica's anti-corruption law, is currently inoperative due to a lack of lawyers willing or able to prosecute alleged violations.
Voters passed the law to
The Landmarks Commission discussed preserving the building formerly known as Callahan's and its purview over the interior of the old post office at its meeting last week.
Commissioners
The Planning Commission will consider separate items related to little kids and alcohol at itsmeeting Wednesday night.
A family day care is looking to double its class size and the
To vastly oversimplify things, if City Council is the Major Leagues of reviewing development agreements, then the Planning Commission is Triple-A and the Architectural Review Board is Double-A.
The ARB
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. June 15, 2015
Freedom from unwarranted search and seizure is one of the great ideals that this county was founded upon. It is also an
After years of sparsely attended meetings, the Civic Working Group recently learned the secret to a well-attended public meeting: start a rumor about eliminating athletic fields from your project.
Hundreds
The Landmarks Commission will consider protecting a 105-year-old Craftsman on Monday at the request of a neighbor of the structure.
A historical consultant says that the building is potentially significant
The Landmarks Commission agreed last week that a Swiss Chalet-style house is worth protecting and that some oral history about the Shangri-La Hotel deserves recognition.
Hellman House
The so-called Hellman