When the Santa Monica Planning returns to work Wednesday night, they will hear a new round of alcohol permit applications and a proposal for a new 12-unit building on Ocean
City Hall wants to streamline rules governing the two-dozen volunteer board/commissions/committees that advise the Council.
Santa Monica has 24 boards, commissions, committees or task forces that make recommendations
There was a surprisingly large turnout for a public policy event that didn’t include free food.
At the end of the unveiling of Santa Monica’s Downtown Community Plan
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. July 11, 2016
Last week I took the Expo Line to Downtown Los Angeles for the first time, to speak at a public hearing at
The City's focus on maintaining the character of our environment has recently shifted from the neighborhoods, to the Downtown. “Storm clouds” are gathering with an impending clash between
Editor's note: Last week's SMa.r.t. column discussed urban and architectural design. This week's column discusses process, zoning and conclusions as related to
Final recommendations have been released for the future of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and City Council will debate the issue at its Feb. 9 meeting.
A draft of the
Our last two SMa.r.t. columns focused on the advantages of low-rise, 2- to 4-story buildings and how our typical low-rise beach-town environment is more sustainable, and has less
Former Speaker of the U.S. House Tip O'Neill coined the phrase, “All politics are Local.” Indeed, he's correct. Certainly residents of a state as large
