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
The group that spearheaded a successful referendum last year is gearing up for another.
Residocracy, which opposed the Hines development project, is asking residents to sign a petition in opposition
Early last week, the news media was abuzz about a newly formed citizen organization calling itself Santa Monica Forward (SMF). The group billed itself as "community members, residents and
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
After the Planning Commission stuck it to residents by refusing to reconsider development-intensive shopping centers euphemistically known as "Activity Centers") and higher, dense Tier 3 developments on major
When government fails, it becomes time for individuals to act.
Our local government has failed the residents of Santa Monica. The time for action is now!
The Planning Commission last
The Planning Commission's meeting last Wednesday provided more evidence of how out of sync commissioners are with the community. The occasion was the crafting of final recommendations for
Last Wednesday night I watched our Planning Commission complete the last of 33 public hearings on our city's new draft zoning ordinance. Yes, that's right: thirty-three!
The fate of Wilshire Boulevard, and much of the city's future development, is now officially in the hands of the City Council following the conclusion of Wednesday night&
