The 2010 Los Angeles Marathon Committee would like next year’s event to run though Santa Monica. According to their Web site, the race will be held on a Sunday “sometime in March.
This past week, Q-line asked: Santa Monica’s rent control law, first passed by voters April 10, 1979, has been in effect for three decades and it continues to be a hot button issue in this city by the sea.
DOWNTOWN — The anxiety and suspense was growing in the Retail Clerks Hall, a nervous yet excited crowd awaiting the results of a charter amendment that had been defeated just the year before.
I didn’t attend the Wilshire Montana (Wilmont) Neighborhood Coalition’s annual meeting June 20 because I was volunteering at the Juneteenth celebration in Virginia Park.
This is a book for all who live and do business in the city of Santa Monica. Have you ever wondered just what does the city think it is? Frank J. Gruber has collected some of the articles in his column written for the “Lookout News” between the years of 2000-2004.
I received an e-mail from regular ”My Write” reader Helen Auerbach. She had a question about the former Berkshire skilled nursing care facility at 2602 Broadway recently acquired by Community Corporation of Santa Monica for redevelopment into a new, public-housing project.
This past week, Q-line asked: The Rent Control Board recently approved a 1 percent increase for the coming year pleasing renters and upsetting landlords.
Last Tuesday evening, the City Council upheld an appeal of landmark designation for 301 Ocean Ave. Big developers won another victory. Gentrification in the form of more multi-million dollar luxury condos for the wealthy moves forward while the little guy gets kicked in the pants.
CITY HALL — An economic downturn that has driven up the unemployment rate and jeopardized housing for many will push rents up by 1 percent this fall, the lowest since 1999 when city officials authorized an increase by the same amount.
The future Expo Light Rail terminal at Fourth Street and Colorado Avenue, Colorado streetscape, decking the Santa Monica Freeway, Civic Center open space and Downtown circulation element were all discussed at a Community Workshop last Monday evening.
There are 23 citizen boards, commissions and task forces recognized by the city of Santa Monica. Citizen members of these organizations are City Council appointed or approved.
This past week, Q-line asked: With Earth Day taking place this week, this is a great time to look at the world around you and consider making changes to help the environment.
