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The Little Engine That Could (Crash) and the Toxic Trickle Down Effect
We've all seen the movie. The multi-car train runs...
Learn About the History of Muscle Beach at Pier 360
Via the Santa Monica Conservancy...Discover the legendary history of...
OPA Update 6/26/25: 4th of July Parade Updates, Ocean Park Summer Picnic Series Kicks Off Tonight, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
OPA Membership Drive: If you enjoy this newsletter and all the events...
City Council Adopts 2025-2027 Biennial Budget and 2025-2026 Capital Improvements Budget
Facing revenue challenges due to an uncertain national outlook...
No-Growth “L.U.V.E.” Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot
The so-called “Land Use Voter Empowerment” (L.U.V.E.) initiative, which would require a vote on nearly every new building over two stories, has qualified to...
Downzoning Won’t Save Your Neighborhood, But Smart Growth Just Might
Just south of the intersection of Pico and 28th Street sits a small apartment complex. There are four bungalows stretching back from the street,...
Santa Monica’s Single-Family Construction Boom
Juan Matute contributed research to this report, using building permit and inspection data downloaded from Santa Monica's Open Data Portal on March 26th and...
#DamienTalks 24: New Housing Bills Intersect with Transit, Transpo. Planning
Last week, Streetsblog California announced three new pieces of legislation introduced by Assemblyman Richard Bloom who represents West Los Angeles County cities in the Assembly....
Santa Monica’s Revised Downtown Plan Coming Friday, Staff Says
UPDATE: The revised Downtown Santa Monica Community Plan is now available at downtownsmplan.net.A revised version of the plan that will determine the future of planning...
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Learn About the History of Muscle Beach at Pier 360
Via the Santa Monica Conservancy...Discover the legendary history of...
OPA Update 6/26/25: 4th of July Parade Updates, Ocean Park Summer Picnic Series Kicks Off Tonight, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
OPA Membership Drive: If you enjoy this newsletter and all the events...
City Council Adopts 2025-2027 Biennial Budget and 2025-2026 Capital Improvements Budget
Facing revenue challenges due to an uncertain national outlook...
Gruber: Converting Santa Monica Airport Into a Park, Time to Talk about Time
This article first appears at the Healthy City Local.In...