CITY HALL — While all signs are pointing to billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad building a new museum in Downtown Los Angeles to house his expansive art collection, city officials remain confident that Santa Monica is still his best option.
CITY HALL — In addition to a proposed sales tax measure, Santa Monica voters may also be asked to amend the City Charter and grant more protections to renters.
CITY HALL — Campaign season officially kicked off this week in Santa Monica as those interested in running for public office are now allowed to start asking registered voters for the 100 signatures needed to qualify for November’s ballot.
DOWNTOWN — If you have plans to purchase an expensive 3-D television or a new hybrid vehicle, you might want to do it now or risk paying more next year.
Let’s hear it for the sales tax! I’m all for the tax increase. As a matter of fact, I think it should be larger! Let’s fix the schools, and give them enough money to make some real changes.
Christopher Harding is one of Santa Monica’s most successful lawyers. His developer, auto dealer and real estate clients have made Chris a wealthy and powerful man in the community and his law firm the “go-to” place for land use issues.
CITY HALL — Wrapping up the six-year process of updating Santa Monica’s general plan with a marathon final meeting Tuesday night, the City Council unanimously approved the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), agreeing to a framework that will guide development for the next 20 years.
CITY HALL — The City Council on Tuesday moved toward placing a half percent sales tax increase before voters, deciding by a 6-1 vote to draft a ballot measure for this November’s election.
“History, with all her volumes vast, hath but one page” — Lord Byron, 1812 By the time you read this, the damage will already be done and our City Council will have approved Santa Monica’s plan for real estate development, the Land Use and Circulation Element.
CITY HALL — After six years of work, Santa Monica’s general plan update — the document that will guide real estate development in town during the next 20 years — is headed for final approval tonight, culminating a month of sometimes contentious public hearings.
The $20 million in Veterans’ Administration funds to convert a single, unused building at its West Los Angeles campus into housing for chronically homeless veterans shouldn’t be a big deal.
COLORADO AVENUE — In the midst of a tight re-election race, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) stopped by the Big Blue Bus maintenance facility on Friday to defend the federal stimulus bill, highlighting Santa Monica’s use of federal funds to create jobs by purchasing new, hybrid buses.
