[pullquote align=left] When it comes to the goals of the anti-development side, as soon as one goal is achieved, a new, more extreme goal is created. [/pullquote]After Tuesday night’s City Council meeting Councilmember Sue Himmelrich might understandably have a “no…
The dust is settling from the recent zoning ordinance update and downzoning amendments to the city’s Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE). It will take some time to really understand the impact of the decision to eliminate the possibility of…
For being the envy of entrepreneurs the world over and the vanguards of the global economy, the tech superstars of Silicon Beachers are oddly oblivious to what goes on in their own backyards. Assuming, of course, that they can ever…
Less than a month after the Santa Monica City Council narrowly voted to remove the option of building 4- to 5-story apartments or condos on Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, Mayor Kevin McKeown wants to vote on whether to further…
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Next month, the City Council will consider a document that will impact Santa Monica’s future for the next several decades. When the Council votes on the ZOU it will have to decide whether or not the foundation upon which the Santa…
If you have been to a public meeting in Santa Monica recently, you know that they sometimes get downright ugly. But, even by normal Santa Monica standards, the Planning Commission’s Town Hall meeting on November 19 was bad. The Planning…
Welcome back from the holiday, Santa Monica. You may have noticed that we’re finally getting some much needed rain, but that doesn’t mean we can stop conserving water, so don’t forget to turn off your sprinklers. If you haven’t already,…
The holidays are just around the corner, but there’s no shortage of things to keep us busy until then. Celebrate the Bike Action Plan’s three-year anniversary this week, sound off Santa Monica’s future as the Planning Commission considers one of…
