An Inconvenient Truth: Climate Change Takes A Backseat to Slow Growth in Santa Monica’s Downtown Plan
The purpose of plans is to help communities confront and prepare for their future. On preparing for a future with climate change, the downtown...
Does Santa Monica’s Measure LV keep you from remodeling your condo?
When does the city-wide voter approval requirement in Santa Monica’s Measure LV apply to an existing building? I’ve heard people say that LV would...
Santa Monica’s Hotels Fund City Services Without Much Development
Throughout the world, residents demand services and cities need revenues to provide those services. Though it's 78th in the state by population, Santa Monica...
Earthquakes and Santa Monica’s Measure LV
The reality of living in Southern California is that individuals, organizations, and the government always need to be prepared for earthquakes. But this November,...
Neighborhood opposition to childcare illustrates the reasons behind the shortage of infant spaces
(UPDATE, September 8, 8:30 A.M. - Last night the City Planning Commission approved the permit for the location with some small changes including increasing...
