News about rents, zoning changes, and other issues related to the cost of housing.
In a highly unusual move, the Santa Monica Housing Commission is considering two competing reports that outline recommended strategies to tackle the city’s growing housing affordability crisis. [pullquote align=left] “[W]e do not believe any new market rate or mixed use…
This week, we’ve got a major event coming up for anyone interested in the future of Los Angeles: the Urban Land Institute’s “Transit Oriented Los Angeles” event, featuring Metro’s new CEO, Phil Washington. Also, the City Council will consider 90…
Update: The Santa Monica City Council voted 6-to-0 (Councilmember Pam O’Connor was absent) Tuesday night to approve this project. The Santa Monica City Council will consider approving a 4-to-5 story mixed-use apartment building that, if approved, would add 90…
The West L.A. Veterans Administration (VA) campus is planning for a major overhaul to provide much needed supportive housing for veterans. Officials want your input in shaping the plans. Officials will hold a public meeting in the east wing of…
A recent post on the Wall Street Journal noted that White House economists have been wringing their hands over local land use policies throughout the country. The problem, according to Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic…
The holiday season is just around the corner, but there’s a lot coming up between now and then. This week, the Urban Land Institute will have a meet-and-greet with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole and Hack the Beach will…
Halloween’s around the corner and there are plenty of ways to celebrate and to support a couple of great causes this week. Show your support for county funding for desperately-needed affordable housing, support our local Meals on Wheels West at…
Note: California Streets Initiative, the nonprofit that publishes Santa Monica Next, Los Angeles Streetsblog, Longbeachize, and California Streetsblog, is teaming up with Abundant Housing LA (AHLA) to compete for an LA2050 grant to help make LA an affordable place to…
One of the goals of an “Impact Journalism” website is to establish the editor as a a reputable source for legacy, or mainstream, media outlets with larger audiences. Over the past year and a half, we’ve been excited to watch…
Plans to transform the former Papermate factory in Santa Monica’s formerly industrial Bergamot Area into a mixed-use neighborhood with offices across the street from the Expo light rail station on 26th Street were killed last year. The proposed Bergamot Transit…
This week, the Santa Monica Jaycees have a panel on women in politics, the future of the Santa Monica Pier is up for discussion, there will be a family-friendly story time in Tongva Park, and the Housing Commission continues its…
No, this isn’t an out-of-season April Fools joke. The conservative no-growth group, Residocracy, has decided that virtually every project in Santa Monica going forward should be approved by the voters. The group, whose opposition to the Bergamot Transit Village project…
The Santa Monica Planning Commission tonight will take a look at a mid-rise (4-to-5 story) mixed-use project that, if approved, would add 90 new homes — including nine three-bedroom apartments for families — about two blocks from the future Downtown Santa…
Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day with a family-friendly, buccaneer-themed bike ride, find out the latest in environmentally-friendly vehicle technology at the Alt Car Expo, and learn about what Santa Monica can do to fund affordable housing in the future.…
Downtown Santa Monica is one of the few places in the city where any new housing gets built, including affordable housing. The Kaufmann Apartments at Step Up on Colorado is the latest project to open in the city’s thriving Downtown.…
