CITY HALL — The organization that manages the majority of public pensions in California announced Wednesday that employers would have to kick in more money to cover employee retirement costs because of bad investment returns and falling inflation.
SAMOHI — The soccer pitch became a blood bath Wednesday when the faculty and staff from Santa Monica College stomped on a team fielded by the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District in the third district-on-district match.
If you think that there’s already too much development going on in Santa Monica, be afraid. Be very afraid. With the dissolution of the redevelopment agencies (RDAs) across the state, Santa Monica’s politicians and bureaucrats are desperately looking for ways to continue their spending spree.
CITY HALL — Those who develop commercial properties could soon be on the hook for affordable housing. The City Council Tuesday directed its staff to begin work on a study that would set the parameters for a fee on commercial development to support the production of affordable housing.
CITY HALL — The City Council voted Tuesday to punt a controversial decision on the winter displays in Palisades Park until the spring to allow church groups and other supporters time to develop ways to keep the program going.
Planning Commission Chair Pro Tem Gerda Newbold laid down the law. After the commission forced developers of a proposed 285-room hotel at Seventh Street and Wilshire Boulevard into adopting wage/benefit levels for hotel workers a couple of weeks ago, she said, “It puts projects on notice that this w
CITY HALL — Planning Commissioners sent a clear message to the development team working on the revamp of a seaside luxury hotel Wednesday night: We’re not impressed.
There’s evidence that City Hall’s housing policy of placing low/mid-income family public housing projects primarily in the Pico neighborhood (east of Lincoln Boulevard and west of Centinela Avenue between Pico and Santa Monica boulevards) is a major factor in maintaining racially imbalanced schools
CITY HALL — After long negotiations, the Planning Commission secured a living wage provision for a new luxury hotel, one that potentially sets a precedent for future hotel development in the city.
CITY HALL — A dual measure before the City Council Tuesday to support legal protections for the environment and end corporate personhood got a split response from elected officials who enthusiastically supported a healthy environment but watered down the call to restrict rights to living beings.
CITY HALL — The City Council delighted environmental activists Tuesday when it embraced the idea of codifying the rights of people, natural communities and ecosystems to exist in and be protected by local law.
The Board of Education approved funding to pay for the planning and design of permanent lighting on the football field at Malibu High School at its meeting Thursday.
