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News, City Council, Santa Monica
City Council Supports Resolution To Abolish Corporate Personhood
Posted May. 21, 2013, 9:43 am
The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday approved by a 5 to 1 vote a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to abolish corporate personhood. The vote came four days after the Move to Amend organization held a national mobilization event to raise public awareness regarding the issue of corporate influence on elections.
News, City Council, Santa Monica
Council Urges Changes To Prop. 13 Reassessment Practice
Posted May. 20, 2013, 8:49 am
After a pair of Los Angeles Times articles earlier this month revealed a Prop. 13 loophole allowing corporations to avoid paying reassessment taxes to the State, the Santa Monica City Council hopes to be at the forefront of closing that loophole to ensure commercial properties are fairly taxed and the City’s coffers are regularly replenished.
News, City Council, Downtown, Development, Santa Monica
Phase 1 Of Colorado Esplanade’s Final Design Moves Forward
Posted May. 17, 2013, 9:10 am
Amidst all the recent talk of proposed high rises that are too tall and a healthy dose of development agreements populating the City Council agenda, the final design plans for what is effectively Santa Monica’s welcome center – the Colorado Esplanade – were formally approved Tuesday.
News, City Council, Downtown, Development, Santa Monica
Second Street Development Narrowly Approved At Santa Monica City Council
Posted May. 17, 2013, 8:43 am
A proposed 53-unit development in downtown Santa Monica narrowly earned the City Council’s approval Tuesday night. In a 4 to 3 vote, a development agreement (DA) proposed by Century West Partners will move forward.
City Council, Development, Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica
An Open Letter To The Santa Monica City Council Regarding Walkability
Posted May. 13, 2013, 11:56 am
Dear Council, Tomorrow night, you are being asked to approve a Development Agreement which in a negligible way addresses the planning staff’s emphasis on “WALKABILITY” or LUCE’s buzzword phrases “GREEN CONNECTIONS” and “GROUND LEVEL OPEN SPACE” reached with over three years of public participation.
News, City Council, Downtown, Santa Monica
Colorado Esplanade, Prop. 13 On Deck For Santa Monica City Council Tuesday Night
Posted May. 13, 2013, 9:16 am
The Santa Monica City Council returns to action Tuesday with a myriad of issues to consider, ranging from tax law to mixed-use developments and from sustainability to recreation.
News, City Council, Santa Monica
Santa Monica City Council May Support Move To Amend Campaign
Posted May. 13, 2013, 9:14 am
There is a national movement spearheaded by Move to Amend pushing for a constitutional amendment to abolish “corporate personhood” and declare money is not a form of protected speech. Two of Santa Monica’s council members sought to gain support for Move to Amend’s national mobilization campaign held Friday and placing the issue on the elected panel’s next meeting tomorrow.
News, City Council, Downtown, Development, Santa Monica
Town Hall Forum Discusses Santa Monica's Downtown Specific Plan
Posted May. 10, 2013, 8:35 am
Santa Monica may have a skyline spotted with a few more high-rises, though some residents would like to have a say in whether the City’s skyline is altered in the first place. More than 300 people – at least 325 people had formally signed-in – filled a community room at the Civic Auditorium on Monday evening to give their two cents about the Downtown Specific Plan.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Airport
SMO Airport Commissioner Explains Agreements At Council Meeting
Posted May. 3, 2013, 9:25 am
Amidst pleas by various camps in favor or against the landing fees at Santa Monica Airport (SMO), David Goddard, chair of the Airport Commission, spent five minutes speaking to the council about the agreements that govern one of the City’s most controversial pieces of real estate.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Airport
Paving Improvements Approved For Santa Monica Airport
Posted May. 3, 2013, 9:24 am
The pavement at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is about to be upgraded, as the Santa Monica City Council approved at its Tuesday special meeting a contract for almost $700,000 to repave the airport’s runway and runway; parking lot improvements are also included in the expenditure.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Airport
Santa Monica Airport Landing Fees To Increase
Posted May. 3, 2013, 8:55 am
Landing at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) will be more expensive, as the City Council approved at a special meeting Tuesday night a resolution increasing the landing fee for all aircraft touching down at the airfield.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Exposition Light Rail, Metropolitan Transit Authority
Metro Board Approves Three Santa Monica Expo Station Names
Posted Apr. 30, 2013, 10:28 am
The Metro Board of Directors has approved the names for the three Santa Monica stations part of the second phase of the Expo Line, according to Metro’s blog The Source.
News, City Council, Theater, Santa Monica, Pier
Cirque Du Soleil To Bring “Totem” To Santa Monica Pier In 2014
Posted Apr. 26, 2013, 9:11 am
“Totem” will be the new Cirque du Soleil production that will call the parking lot just north of the pier home in 2014, as Santa Monica City Council members unanimously approved City Manager Rod Gould to finalize a contract to bring the acrobatic performances back to Santa Monica.
News, City Council, Transportation, Santa Monica
Lincoln Boulevard To Be Resurfaced, Michigan Avenue Parcel To Be Sold
Posted Apr. 26, 2013, 9:10 am
Quite a bit of money will be exchanged at City Hall, as Santa Monica’s Council members approved a $2 million-plus contract to resurface a portion of Lincoln Boulevard and a $4 million-plus sale of a city-owned parcel on Michigan Avenue.
News, City Council, Environment, Development, Santa Monica
Santa Monica City Council Wants Future Developments To Be More Solar Friendly
Posted Apr. 26, 2013, 9:08 am
If Santa Monica hopes to be taken seriously for its goals to reduce greenhouse emissions, then it may behoove City Hall to ensure all future developments are at least making an effort to comply with the spirit of the Climate Action Plan.
City Council, Seven Days, Fitness, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Looks To Find Middle Ground Regulating Outdoor Fitness Classes
Posted Apr. 26, 2013, 8:43 am
Private fitness trainers and City Hall are making headway in coming to terms of how exercise instruction may take place at select public parks and the beach in Santa Monica.
News, City Council, Fitness, Santa Monica
City Council To Vote On Regulating Outdoor Santa Monica Fitness Classes
Posted Apr. 23, 2013, 9:20 am
The Santa Monica City Council returns to the dais tonight and will consider options for commercial fitness camps and classes on public property.
News, City Council, Santa Monica
Santa Monica City Council Preview: Public Fitness, Cirque Du Soleil, DA Process
Posted Apr. 22, 2013, 9:33 am
The Santa Monica City Council returns to the dais this Tuesday and will consider several issues including entertainment, recreation, community service, and development.
City Council, Opinion, Fitness, Santa Monica
The Time Has Come To Address Palisades Park Fitness Classes: Letter To The Editor
Posted Apr. 21, 2013, 8:33 am
When I first started offering outdoor fitness training classes in Palisades Park more than 10 years ago, the park was full of people using drugs, drinking alcohol, smoking, littering, and making other park users feel uncomfortable.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Airport
Anti-Airport Advocates To Urge Council To Let 1984 SMO Agreements Expire
Posted Apr. 19, 2013, 9:35 am
Anti-airport advocates are preparing for their first formal interaction with City Council members who will decide the fate of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) when its current contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expires on June 30, 2015.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Parking
Parking More Affordable For Some Santa Monica Residents With Disabled Placards
Posted Apr. 19, 2013, 9:33 am
The Santa Monica City Council approved April 9 a resolution that would establish new parking rates in downtown structures for disabled tenants living in 100 percent affordable housing in the area, particularly where onsite parking is unavailable.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Film
Film L.A.To Oversee Santa Monica Film Permitting Process
Posted Apr. 19, 2013, 9:31 am
Production companies and filmmakers will have to go through Film L.A., Inc., if they want to obtain a film permit to shoot in Santa Monica.
News, City Council, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica
Santa Monica College Public Policy Institute Receives Council Support
Posted Apr. 19, 2013, 9:30 am
A request of Santa Monica City Council members Gleam Davis and Ted Winterer to authorize a $7,500 expenditure to cover the costs of a symposium at Santa Monica College’s Public Policy Institute was unanimously approved April 9.
News, City Council, Transportation, Santa Monica
Santa Monica City Council Gives Green Light To Allow Pedicabs
Posted Apr. 16, 2013, 9:09 am
Tourists may be drawn to Santa Monica for its scenic coast, but soon many of them will be able to get around town in a pedicab.
City Council, Development, Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Development Trade Off Process A Sick Joke: Letter To The Editor
Posted Apr. 13, 2013, 8:50 am
Regarding yet another development agreement (the Village Trailer Park), the city’s planning director states “we are asking developers to provide roads and connections we’re seeking, and it doesn’t make sense to also penalize them for ceding their property” and adding “that the calculation was a common one used in previous development agreements.”
