Last Tuesday, former planning commissioner Terry O’Day was appointed by City Council as an interim replacement for the late Ken Genser on the council dais.
This past week, Q-line asked: City Councilman Kevin McKeown would like City Hall to take a “time-out” from approving large-scale developments until the Land Use and Circulation Elements is completed, spelling out the direction the city will take in terms of development.
ADELAIDE DRIVE — They urinate in front yards, yell profanity at homeowners and maraud through the streets with no concern for residents. Oh yeah, and they take up all the parking spaces.
MID-CITY — Residents have a new addition to their local healthcare options with the grand opening Thursday of Tower Wound Center of Santa Monica and Tower Surgical Center in St.
CITY HALL — The City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal that would have postponed hearings on most large-scale development projects planned for Santa Monica.
CITY HALL — Environmentalist Terry O’Day, a former chairman of the Planning Commission, was selected by the City Council Tuesday night to fill the seat vacated by the death of Mayor Ken Genser last month.
SM CHAMBER — With 10 proposals for “development agreements” — specialized contracts generally used for large-scale real estate projects — pending at City Hall, members of the City Council are under pressure from all sides.
Tomorrow night, City Council will appoint someone to fill the late Ken Genser’s seat on the dais. The appointed one (as opposed to anointed one) will serve until November when the voters will elect a candidate to serve out Genser’s term which expires in November, 2012.
This past week, Q-line asked: The Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corp. is considering creating a museum at the west-end of the historic structure to tell the story of the pier’s illustrious past.
CITY HALL — Developers hoping to build projects that go above and beyond City Hall’s zoning rules could have to put their plans on hold under a proposal set to come before the City Council next week.
The great architect and visionary city planner Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “The truth is more important than the facts.” That quote kept running through my head as I listened to people from Saint John’s Health Center and its representative, the Shane Miller Company, informing their neighbors about
SM BEACH HOUSE — Since opening in April, the Annenberg Community Beach House has been a hit with visitors and an in-demand venue for private parties. But even so, the public beach club has fallen short of revenue projections and is expected to earn $800,000 less this fiscal year from private events
