The Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC), a non-profit founded in 2005 to battle what it sees as the undue influence of developers in city politics, has announced its support for a ballot measure that would allow thousands…
The Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (RPOSD) announced its 2026 Measure A grant awards this week, including $499,149 for the City of Santa Monica to support planning and design for the first 20 acres of the…
This piece first appeared in The Healthy City Local website by Frank Gruber and is syndicated here with the author’s permission. If you have been reading me since I started writing my column in the Lookout News 26 years ago,…
The following is a submission from Santa Monica Forward. Santa Monica Forward Opposes Airport Housing Initiative Santa Monica Forward has long championed building more housing at all income levels to address the city’s acute housing shortage; it is a bedrock…
The City of Santa Monica has released a Draft Framework Diagram for the future Great Park that will replace the Santa Monica Airport when it closes after 2028, marking the beginning of Phase 3B of the Santa Monica Airport Conversion…
Supporters of a controversial proposed ballot measure that would allow up to 3,000 units of housing to be built on the current site of Santa Monica Airport — should the airport be closed by the city in 2029 — are…
Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park, who’s district includes Mar Vista, West Los Angeles, the Palisades and Venice and more wrote last month to the Santa Monica City Council to ask for a formal assessment of the Santa Monica Airport’s…
A new poll released earlier today in the Santa Monica Daily Press claims overwhelming support among Santa Monica voters for keeping the Santa Monica Airport open, a somewhat shocking result given the prevailing political view closing the airport on the…
It went from rumor to reality in just under a week. Yesterday, three Santa Monica residents began a process that could lead to a citywide vote on whether to allow housing to be built on land currently occupied by Santa…
Over the weekend, rumors swirled that leadership at Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) is preparing language for a citizen-led ballot initiative for the fall that would allow up to 3,000 units of housing to be built on land currently…
The City of Santa Monica has formally issued a Commercial Operations Permit and signed a three-year lease agreement allowing JSX to operate at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) through November 30, 2028. The move follows a rigorous technical and legal review…
The following is a submission from the Spirit of Santa Monica. The above photo also provided by Spirit of Santa Monica. The Spirit of Santa Monica proudly presented Douglas Day 2025, a free community celebration honoring Santa Monica’s legacy of…
It was no quiet night in city council chambers on Tuesday evening, as the council conducted a study session on the much-anticipated, much-desired park space on the land that is currently the Santa Monica Airport. A couple hundred residents rallied…
When the United Democratic Slate swept all four seats in the last election, there were cheers (or concerns) that a new progressive super-majority would dramatically change the way the city operates. However, there were three controversial votes taken at last…
Note from the editor of Next: The City Council will vote on how best to proceed in planning for the conversion of Santa Monica Airport into a park at tonight’s City Council meeting. Todd Flora will have a report later…
