Editor:
I am intrigued by the struggle to establish the planning document, the LUCE, and squabbles over density, height, and Activity Centers. The rationale being that lots of people want
Santa Monica residents are being squeezed by two related realities: 1) increasing property values affordable only to a small minority, and 2) a lack of low-cost housing caused by the
Adaptive re-use. Re-purposing. Remodeling. Addition. Re-habilitating. Restoring. All these phrases are terms that describe breathing new life into older buildings. Some developers and building industry professionals talk of buildings as
One of the most pressing questions facing us as we consider our first comprehensive zoning update in 30 years is whether we will truly be able to preserve Santa Monica&
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles previewing City Council's reviewing of the Zoning Ordinance Update. The articles will focus on the
The City Council is getting ready to approve a controversial new Zoning Code. Many would describe the currently proposed code as incentivizing development instead of managing it for a more
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles previewing City Council's reviewing of the Zoning Ordinance Update. The articles will focus on the
As a graduate student studying Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Applied Community Psychology, I essentially study what makes a city livable, how to integrate community members into their municipalities,
As a community, we have spent more than six years establishing goals and objectives in defining the LUCE, a new general plan for our city. Then we set out to
Santa Monica always has been in the forefront of protecting and producing affordable homes. When Santa Monica passed its landmark rent control law on April 10, 1979, we took a
Last week the Planning Commission voted to keep the two Activity Centers on Wilshire Boulevard as proposed in the LUCE. This decision was contrary to their own Staff Report that
