Development 3 Some commissioners want Lincoln improved ASAP By David Mark Simpson on October 5, 2014 LINCOLN BLVD — “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four... Read more →
Development 2 CCSM opens its last RDA-funded apartments By David Mark Simpson on October 3, 2014 PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — Good news and bad news for fans of affordable housing. Good news... Read more →
Development Remaining Village Trailer Park residents face eviction notices By David Mark Simpson on September 30, 2014 VILLAGE TRAILER PARK — About a week after a city board conditionally approved designs... Read more →
Development Affordable housing, parks could benefit from developer fees By David Mark Simpson on September 18, 2014 CITY HALL — City Council will have a chance to add new development fees that would go... Read more →
Development 1 Council picks Worthe for Bergamot development By David Mark Simpson on September 11, 2014 CITY HALL — After four hours of public comment, City Council voted quickly to work with... Read more →
Development Bergamot Station project returns to council By David Mark Simpson on September 4, 2014 BERGAMOT STATION — Plans for the future of the city’s world-renowned art center are... Read more →
Development City Goals: The Planning Department By David Mark Simpson on September 3, 2014 Editor’s Note: Every year, city departments set goals and objectives. In August, City... Read more →
Development Initiative Arguments: Real estate transfer tax By David Mark Simpson on September 2, 2014 CITY HALL — When the redevelopment agency dissolved, affordable housing funding was one... Read more →
Development Arts Commission recommends negotiations with Bergamot developer By Matthew Hall on August 25, 2014 BERGAMOT STATION — Development of the Bergamot Arts Center will move to the City... Read more →
Development ARB conditionally approves Village Trailer Park project By David Mark Simpson on August 21, 2014 COLORADO AVE — One of the most controversial developments in recent years is a step... Read more →
Development SM a.r.t.’s Questions for Santa Monica City Council Candidates By editor on July 31, 2014 SM a.r.t evaluates candidates' suitability to the extent they adhere to our 5 principles... Read more →
Development D.A.’S should be D.O.A. By Admin on July 29, 2014 SMART COLUMN — Santa Monica is undergoing a period of sustained growth. Why are we at a... Read more →
Business Council aims to fight gentrification By David Mark Simpson on July 28, 2014 CITY HALL - City Council implemented what one member called “a temporary restraining... Read more →
Business 1 Village Trailer Park replacement project chugging along By David Mark Simpson on July 23, 2014 MID-CITY - The project set to controversially replace a 109-space trailer park is slowly... Read more →
Business 2 Planning Commission to consider Fred Segal plot By David Mark Simpson on July 8, 2014 City Hall — Just weeks after the Planning Commission considered developments on plots... Read more →
