For more than three decades City Hall has had a policy whereindevelopersobtain generous construction bonuses including extraheight and density over that allowed by current zoning codes in return for providing
Editor:
The bellyaching of some Santa Monicans always amuses me. They complain about the massive number of construction projects going on in this town and yet the same bunch of
Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom is locked in a near dead-heat with Assemblywoman Betsy Butler to represent the 50th Assembly District. Just a few votes separate the two as county
Editor:
In a 4-2 decision, the City Council was given a choice between two plans for a development agreement for the Village Trailer Park. One option gave the developer many
CITY HALL — The City Council on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to build a mixed-use housing development where a trailer park now stands despite protests of those concerned that the decision
The problem with a general presidential electionis that tens of thousands ofresidentsvoting on federal or state offices and propositionsdon't careabout local issues or who's running for
CITYWIDE — Every candidate and measure backed by Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights found electoral victory according to early election results, leaving Santa Monica a one-horse town for the time
Tomorrow is election day. Vote if you haven't done so already.
This particular election is important, not only because we can select who will represent us inWashingtonandSacramentobut inSanta
Editor:
Both City Council candidates Gleam Davis and Shari Davis support expanding multi-family, low-income housing projects to their north of Wilshire neighborhood, from Wilshire to San Vicente boulevards. The Santa
Editor:
Fellow Santa Monican Steve Schwab got it exactly right in his letter regarding Rent Control Board incumbent candidate Robert Kronovet ("Kick out Kronovet," Letters to the Editor,
Editor:
Forget trick-or-treaters. By far the scariest and most horrible of all monsters are the Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights canvassers who bang on apartment doors and scream that
CITY HALL — Recent financial filings show incumbent Ben Allen pulling ahead of the pack in private fundraising in his fight to keep his spot on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School
