Two major construction projects are underway that, once finished, promise to make access to Santa Monica’s beaches safer by providing protected bike lanes and wider sidewalks. Construction on the Colorado Esplanade, which will add a cycle track and wider sidewalks…
After anti-development advocates successfully killed plans by developer Hines for a mixed-use housing and office project on the former Papermate site across from the future Expo light rail station at 26th Street, a new owner has filed new plans for…
Los Angeles Streetsblog head writer Joe Linton contributed to this report. Expo Phase II completes the long-anticipated rail connection between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Santa Monica. Construction on Phase II began in 2011. Currently, the Expo line ends in Culver City.…
Congrats to Santa Monica Next’s own Carter Rubin, who was appointed to the Planning Commission during the wee hours of the morning Wednesday. Rubin was tapped to fill a seat left vacant on the Commission, the city’s most powerful non-elected…
Join the local chapter of the League of Women Voters Thursday at 7 p.m. to celebrate the Women Who Shape Santa Monica. This year, the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica will honor four influential community members, including Julie Rusk, a…
Last week, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) put out a report calling for coastal communities to build more housing to tackle the dire shortage of homes — and the resulting affordability crisis — currently facing the state. According to…
For decades, Santa Monica has prided itself on being a statewide leader in efforts to build and preserve affordable housing. Now, in the context of local, regional, and statewide housing affordability crises, the bayside city’s failure to build new homes…
California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office released a sobering report Tuesday that looks at the roots of California’s dire housing affordability crisis and how to solve it. The report lays the blame for the current housing crunch (and the skyrocketing rents and…
According to a report released Wednesday by pro-labor group, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), AirBnB, a short-term rental listing website, is making the regional housing crisis even worse and driving up rents, especially in Santa Monica and…
We wish this was a throwback Thursday post, but believe it or not, this is not a rule from some bygone era when cities were dominated by moralistic, draconian laws. It is something Santa Monica is actually considering. As part of its first…
Next month, the City Council will consider a document that will impact Santa Monica’s future for the next several decades. When the Council votes on the ZOU it will have to decide whether or not the foundation upon which the Santa…
This week, join us for drinks, snacks, and conversation about livable urban environments with Gehl Architects. Then, this weekend, party with Beautify Earth, the movement enlivening streets with public art all over Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and the world. URBANISM…
The Santa Monica Police Department will continue its ongoing sting operations targeting unsafe road users Monday, March 9. The “bike-pedestrian safety” operation is one of several the department has undertaken since late last year, during which officers target specific areas…
A whole month dedicated to celebrating California’s bounty of craft beers? That’s what Santa Monica’s representative in the State Assembly is hoping for. Assemblymember Richard Bloom, who represents Santa Monica as part of AD50, is calling for this April to…
The Chamber of Commerce, city of Santa Monica, and Sustainable Works, announced Tuesday the finalists for the 20th annual Sustainable Quality Awards (SQA). The 19 local businesses, who are chosen for “making significant achievements in sustainable economic development, social responsibility and…
