While every Councilmember had issues with the revisions to Santa Monica’s state mandated plan to demonstrate capacity for almost 9,000 new units of housing by 2029, they begrudgingly
The clock is ticking for Santa Monica to complete a plan to build almost 9,000 new units by 2029 and avoid further penalties and funding cuts from the state.
DON THOMPSON, Associated Press
Spurred by an affordable housing shortage, spiking home prices and intractable homelessness, California lawmakers on Thursday advanced the second of two measures designed to cut through
Several new las take effect on January 1 in Santa Monica including maximizing the minimum wage, limiting work hours for some hotel employees and universal application of rules banning plastic
Residents were generally in favor of reduced height limits for single family neighborhoods at a recent community meeting but divisions emerged when debate turned to regulations of enclosed garages and
City Hall is without a major zoning issue at the moment after finishing its revisions to the City’s Zoning Ordinance (ZO), updating the Land Use and Circulation Element and
By Lea Yamashiro
Daily Press Intern
After hundreds of meetings spread across several years, Santa Monica updated its Zoning Ordinance in 2015. But apparently a planner's work is
It appears Californians are coming around to the sale and cultivation of marijuana within the state. The Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA) passed in 2015 establishing new regulations
It's an election-heavy agenda for the July 12 City Council meeting.
Council will hear a report on the Land Use Voter Empowerment Initiative (LUVE), finalize language for a
