The city of Santa Monica could streamline the approval process for large housing projects downtown as part of ongoing efforts to fulfill a state mandate for the city to accommodate
Nina Fresco didn’t know much about Santa Monica’s history when she first moved to the city.
But while walking along Hollister Avenue in Ocean Park, she noticed an
The City Council will review new rules to streamline the building of accessory units and bring local ordinances into line with a new state law Tuesday.
The law, Assembly Bill
By Lea Yamashiro
Daily Press Intern
After hundreds of meetings spread across several years, Santa Monica updated its Zoning Ordinance in 2015. But apparently a planner's work is
Although they had questions regarding the logistical details of bringing a temporary 12,000-seat venue to the local beach, members of the Santa Monica Planning Commission seemed to like the
Final recommendations have been released for the future of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and City Council will debate the issue at its Feb. 9 meeting.
A draft of the
Did the completion of the LUCE and zoning update leave you with too much free time in your week? Is your Santa Monica experience lacking opportunities to talk about development
Jim Ries, who joined the Planning Commission in 2007, left the dais as a commissioner for the last time, urging future commissioners to reach across the aisle.
Ries was up
Last Tuesday, City Council was scheduled to make three appointments to the seven-person Planning Commission. Itfailed to perform that simple task. Of course, it all had to do with politics,
It says something about the significance of development issues in Santa Monica that one City Council member had to be coaxed back to the dais after storming off during a
After years of sparsely attended meetings, the Civic Working Group recently learned the secret to a well-attended public meeting: start a rumor about eliminating athletic fields from your project.
Hundreds
