The Bergamot Transit Village Center (BTVC), the proposed development on the former Paper Mate site on Olympic Boulevard, is before the Planning Commission again Wednesday night (Dec. 4) at City
I had breakfast a week ago with Phil Brock, chair of the Santa Monica Parks and Recreation Commission
Hanging out with Mr. Brock is always an interesting experience. He'
My Gmail account was hacked a week ago — Saturday, Nov. 9, at 5:19 p.m. Approximately 200 people got an e-mail from bilbau@gmail.com asking them to open
Last Wednesday, Nov. 6, the Los Angeles Times featured Santa Monica on Page 1. The "A Bigger Santa Monica" headline screamed across four columns of prime newsprint space.
For more than a year, City Council has wrestled with physical training classes in city parks, especially Palisades Park.
Our parks have become a hot commodity for athletic trainers who
The Huntley Hotel, through its public relations firm Sugerman Communications Group, recently released results of a phone poll it conducted of 404 Santa Monica voters in September.
It asked opinions
The Social Engineering Commission — I mean Planning Commission — meeting last Wednesday embodied Santa Monica's own version of micro-managing governance.
Two agenda items involved full-bar, alcohol permits for a
I was excited to hear that someone was going to renovate the classic, 1937-era Telephone Building at 1314 Seventh St. in Downtown. Alcohol permits have been applied for in conjunction
Three items on the City Council meeting agenda tomorrow night caught my eye. I've written about all of them previously.
Item 7-A is the introduction and first reading
You can never have too many citizen groups, so another organization has popped up. This one is promoting turning Santa Monica Airport (SMO) into a 227-acre green park.
Airport2park.org
When in London, England my favorite area is East London — known as "Banglatown" for its recent arrival of high numbers of Pakistani, Indian and Bangladesh immigrants, its many
Last Tuesday, the City Council reviewed and approved the Bergamot Area Plan.
We can expect a whole lot of development within the 142.5 acre site and lots more traffic,
