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“No Kings” Protest Planned for Santa Monica This Weekend; City Issues Safety Guidance
A national day of protest will come to Santa...
On No Kings Day, Ferris Wheel Will Go Dark for “Biggest Hour for Earth” in the Evening
The following is a submission by the Pier Corporation.On...
OPA Update 3/26/26: Realignment Plan Drops Serious Crime by 12.5%, City Approves Entertainment Zone for Main St. Events, No Kings Rally, & Other Things...
Realignment plan has dropped serious crime by 12.5% as...
Council Clarifies Its Direction for the Neighborhood Association Grant Program
(Damien Newton contributed background information for this article.)The city...
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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On No Kings Day, Ferris Wheel Will Go Dark for “Biggest Hour for Earth” in the Evening
The following is a submission by the Pier Corporation.On...
OPA Update 3/26/26: Realignment Plan Drops Serious Crime by 12.5%, City Approves Entertainment Zone for Main St. Events, No Kings Rally, & Other Things...
Realignment plan has dropped serious crime by 12.5% as...
Council Clarifies Its Direction for the Neighborhood Association Grant Program
(Damien Newton contributed background information for this article.)The city...
Santa Monica Approves Slate of “Business-Friendly Initiatives”
The City gives its official update on the Realignment...

