A new Walgreens drug store proposed for the intersection of Pico and Lincoln boulevards is a much smaller project than the contentious Bergamot Transit Village Center development that’s been in the news recently.
The redevelopment of the former Paper Mate site is again before the City Council for a public hearing Tuesday night. Flash back to March 22 … Texas mega-developer Hines presents a "four years in the works" proposal for redevelopment of the former 7.
Racists acts allegedly committed by members of the Santa Monica High School wrestling team in May are still generating heat. While details are still being disputed, word is a prank was concocted by a couple of Samohi wrestlers that involved a black team member being chained to a locker while his whi
By now, renters have recently received their notice of the Annual Rent Adjustment allowed under the city’s rent control law. It’s one of the largest increases in rent control history and the biggest jump since 2006.
As I expected, the development agreement and environmental impact report for the Colorado Creative Studios project at 2834 Colorado Ave. (corner of Stewart Street) was approved by the City Council on Tuesday night.
Two weeks ago, a doting grandmother enjoying the beautiful, sunny weather with her infant grandson on Wilshire Boulevard was attacked by a disheveled, middle-aged man who forcibly tried to wrench the strapped-in 1-year-old from his stroller.
For some time I’ve been writing about all the major developments in the pipeline. Six major Mid-City projects are on the verge of becoming reality over the next few months.
Najee Ali, director of Project Islamic HOPE, has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Santa Monica High School wrestling coach Mark Black and the two white student-wrestlers accused of racially bullying a black teammate on May 4.
A racial bullying incident at Santa Monica High School in May became a major regional news story last week. The racially-tinged event was finally reported to the Santa Monica Police Department, which has opened an investigation.
Another controversy is brewing at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. This time it concerns student wrestlers and racism at Santa Monica High School.
The ongoing saga of the Veterans Administration’s dereliction of its duties to America’s war vets took a new turn two weeks ago with the filing of a lawsuit seeking class action status in federal court against Veterans Administration Secretary Eric K.
A pair of changes to existing development agreements come before the Planning Commission and City Council in the next few weeks. Both will have major negative impacts on community livability if approved.
