Blue Shield of California Foundation has announced a grant of $15,000 to Ocean Park Community Center's (OPCC) Sojourn, California's second oldest continually operating domestic violence
Last week's SMa.r.t. column was about sustainability. This week we look at another part of sustainability: surviving inevitable crises that rarely occur but have a disastrous
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The Santa Monica Daily Press recently featured an article that most below-market, rent-controlled units will be flushed out in 15years. In order to supplement the reduction of low-rent units,
In 2013, Santa Monica was named the nation's fifth-most sustainable city according to a prominent national organization dedicated to sustainable development and living. As one of the densest
Based on the discussion at theCity Council meetingAug.25, most Santa Monicans support the concept of affordable housing. However, residents differ in preferred funding choices, how much housing to build,
As Sunday morning's special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council in the Ken Edwards Center stretched into the early afternoon, hours of public testimony and Council deliberation
Anybody wanting to live in Santa Monica today has a limited number of housing types from which to choose. One could purchase a single-family home or a condominium, or rent
For many, turning 18 represents the start of an exciting journey: attending prom, graduating high school and starting college; becoming an independent adult and taking advantage of the many possibilities
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The right to sublet, whether for a week or a year is intrinsically part of our society, and how cities started to regulate it once it was facilitated through
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Us homeless, we do not get much of a chance to speak up about the things Daily Press writers write about but now that some old blabbering woman by
In November 2013 we met as a group of design professionals to discuss concerns regarding the city's direction. Using our professional experience our intent was to provide a
I consider myself an average citizen of Santa Monica and I have some questions about what we all hear and read about "affordable housing" in Santa Monica and