Development agreements for housing projects in downtown Santa Monica could soon be a thing of the past.
The Planning Commission voted 5-2 Wednesday to recommend that City Council to eliminate
Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow all affordable housing projects and many market-rate projects to go through a rapid approval process as the city prepares to meet
As we wrote in a previous column, there is currently a drive to gather signatures to put the so-called Land Use Voter Empowerment (LUVE) initiative on the ballot in November.
Last week, Santa Monica took the long overdue step of raising the city-wide minimum wage and over the next four years, our community's lowest-paid employees will see their
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
This is the third in a series of articles on housing in Santa Monica. Other topics have included workforce housing, the role of development agreements in producing affordable housing, and
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles on housing in Santa Monica. Future topics will include permanent supportive housing, the role of Development Agreements
Editor's note: This is the first of a series of articles on housing in Santa Monica. Future topics will include workforce housing, permanent supportive housing, the role of
Last week, we were once again reminded of how one man, with too easy access to lethal weapons and guided by blind racial hatred, can, in just a few seconds,
It was a welcome turn of events last week whenthe City Council announced that L.A. Deputy Mayor Rick Cole would take over as Santa Monica's City Manager.
