Columns My Write: Bergamot Transit Village development is a monstrosity By Bill Bauer on December 2, 2013 The Bergamot Transit Village Center The Bergamot Transit Village Center (BTVC), the... Read more →
Columns My Write: Creating a park out of a reservoir By Bill Bauer on November 24, 2013 Mt. Olivet Reservoir (Daniel Archuleta daniela@smdp.com) I had breakfast a week ago... Read more →
Columns 2 My Write: I was hacked! By Bill Bauer on November 17, 2013 My Gmail account was hacked a week ago — Saturday, Nov. 9, at 5:19 p.m. Approximately... Read more →
Columns 3 My Write: A much bigger Santa Monica By Bill Bauer on November 10, 2013 Downtown Santa Monica (File photo) Last Wednesday, Nov. 6, the Los Angeles Times... Read more →
Columns My Write: Physical trainer ordinance is flabby and defective By Bill Bauer on November 3, 2013 For more than a year, City Council has wrestled with physical training classes in city... Read more →
Columns My Write: I wouldn’t touch this poll with a 10-foot pole By Bill Bauer on October 27, 2013 Proposed design for the Fairmont Miramar Hotel project. (File image) The Huntley... Read more →
Columns My Write: Social Engineering Commission meets — and punts this one By Bill Bauer on October 20, 2013 The Social Engineering Commission — I mean Planning Commission — meeting last... Read more →
Columns My Write: Sorry, parking lot full By Bill Bauer on October 13, 2013 I was excited to hear that someone was going to renovate the classic, 1937-era Telephone... Read more →
Columns My Write: Minefields on the City Council agenda By Bill Bauer on October 6, 2013 Santa Monica City Hall (File photo) Three items on the City Council meeting agenda... Read more →
Columns My Write: SMO airport won’t fly By Bill Bauer on September 29, 2013 File photo You can never have too many citizen groups, so another organization has... Read more →
Columns 1 My Write: Planning policy predicated on myths By Bill Bauer on September 22, 2013 When in London, England my favorite area is East London — known as “Banglatown” for... Read more →
Columns 3 Column: Developers roll over residents in Bergamot plan By Bill Bauer on September 15, 2013 Last Tuesday, the City Council reviewed and approved the Bergamot Area Plan. We can... Read more →
Columns 4 Column: MANGO leaves a bad taste By Bill Bauer on September 8, 2013 Samohi students lock up their bikes. (File photo) City officials are reviewing... Read more →
Columns Column: Not another advisory group By Bill Bauer on September 1, 2013 Guess what, folks? City Hall bureaucrats are forming yet another “advisory group.”... Read more →
Columns Column: Is alcohol fueling Downtown’s growth? By Bill Bauer on August 25, 2013 Wednesday night, the Santa Monica Planning Commission approved “on consent” the... Read more →
