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News, Business, Santa Monica, City Hall

City Of Santa Monica Begins Business Outreach Campaign Regarding Permitted Signage

Posted Apr. 24, 2013, 8:26 am

Santa Monica businesses that display unpermitted or prohibited signs, particularly window and internally illuminated signs, will be reminded in the coming months of the City’s laws and regulations.

News, Fire Department, Santa Monica, City Hall

Truck Spills Hydraulic Fluid After Leaving Santa Monica Construction Site

Posted Apr. 9, 2013, 11:44 am

A truck leaving the construction site across from Santa Monica City Hall spilled hydraulic fluid Tuesday morning, shutting down Olympic Drive from Main Street to 4th Street for an estimated four to six hours.

Palisades Garden Walk was renamed Tongva Park on Tuesday. Council members renamed Town Square as Ken Genser Square last October.

News, City Council, Parks, Santa Monica, History, City Hall

New Recreation Area Outside Santa Monica City Hall Renamed Tongva Park

Posted Feb. 15, 2013, 9:30 am

“Palisades Garden Walk” will be an answer to a trivia question: what was the park wedged in between City Hall and Santa Monica Beach named during its development and construction? Indeed, Palisades Garden Walk is now a footnote in the history books as the newest public open space and recreation area in Santa Monica will be named Tongva Park.

News, Budget, Santa Monica, City Hall

Santa Monica City Hall Seeks Alternate Funding Sources For A Budget Forecast

Posted Jan. 29, 2013, 8:56 am

Santa Monica could face a deficit as high as $29 million by the summer of 2018. Accordingly, City Hall hopes to take a few steps in order to either keep certain costs from outpacing revenues or to find alternate sources of funding to close the gaps.

The owners of Village Trailer Park at 2930 Colorado Avenue have lodged a claim against the City of Santa Monica after Council members rescinded the “East Village” approval in December.

News, Development, Santa Monica, City Hall, City Attorney

Local Developer Takes City Of Santa Monica To Court Over Village Trailer Park

Posted Jan. 18, 2013, 8:59 am

Slow growth advocates may have believed their voices were heard when the Santa Monica City Council voted to rescind a development agreement (DA) to replace the Village Trailer Park (VTP) with a mixed-used project at 2930 Colorado Avenue. That vote made in December 2012 has resulted in the owners of the VTP filing a $50 million lawsuit against the City of Santa Monica.

There are currently 26 Development Agreements already on file with the City of Santa Monica, including this 125-unit condominium project at corner of Broadway and 6th. Council members will discuss Jan. 8 whether or not to slow down the number of DAs the City accepts.

News, City Council, Santa Monica, City Hall

Proposed Slow Down Of Santa Monica Development To Resume Talks Jan. 8

Posted Dec. 27, 2012, 6:00 am

A potential policy change to slow down the processing of Development Agreement (DA) applications was tabled until Jan. 8, as the Santa Monica City Council unanimously voted it needed more time to contemplate the issue earlier this month.

Mountain View Mobile Home Trailer Park residents Ken Ward (from left), Belinda Van Sickle, Cris McLeod, and Michelle Cole are among 15 of the trailer park's residents suing the City of Santa Monica for $121 million in damages.

News, Santa Monica, Housing, City Hall

Mountain View Mobile Home Trailer Park Residents File $121 Million Claim Against City Of Santa Monica

Posted Dec. 21, 2012, 12:52 am

Residents at the Mountain View Mobile Home Trailer Park at 1930 Stewart Street in Santa Monica are suing their landlord, the City of Santa Monica, for $121 million, citing failure to maintain the trailer park, civil rights abuse, and emotional distress.

According to Moody’s Investors Service, the City of Santa Monica must raise property taxes by whatever amount necessary to repay its lease bond obligation, irrespective of its underlying financial position.

News, Santa Monica, City Hall

Moody’s Downgrades Santa Monica Lease Revenue Bond One Notch

Posted Dec. 18, 2012, 12:59 am

Moody’s Investors Service on Monday downgraded the lease revenue bond rating of the City of Santa Monica from to Aa2 from Aa1.

A rendering of what Rusty’s Surf Ranch on the Santa Monica Pier may look like as part of remodeling that’s required in its new 10-year lease agreement.

News, City Council, Restaurant, Business, Santa Monica, Pier, Food, City Hall

Rusty's Surf Ranch To Spend At Least $500K As Part of 10-Year Lease Deal

Posted Dec. 4, 2012, 12:55 am

Rusty’s Surf Ranch will continue serve up food, drinks, and music on the Santa Monica Pier for a little longer, once its amended lease agreement with Santa Monica City Hall is finalized. Council members authorized City Hall last Tuesday night to execute a 10-year lease agreement with Rusty’s, solidifying the restaurant’s continued operations on the pier, paving the way for the popular eatery to upgrade its facilities and stick around until 2024.

One of the potential options for the Bergamot Station Arts Center that would be home to art galleries, eateries, hotels, and museum space.

News, Development, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, City Hall

Santa Monica City Hall Issues Request For Proposals For Bergamot Station

Posted Dec. 3, 2012, 1:17 am

The Bergamot Station Arts Center is ready to make the jump from concept to reality, as council members on Tuesday approved City staff to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop what is expected to be one of Santa Monica’s newest hotspots.

Improvements inside Santa Monica City Hall will now cost nearly $4.7 million.

News, Santa Monica, City Hall

Budget For Santa Monica City Hall Retrofit Cost To Increase By $150,000

Posted Nov. 19, 2012, 1:11 am

Santa Monica council members approved last Tuesday a fifth amendment to a construction contract that would update Santa Monica’s City Hall and bring the total cost for the project to nearly $4.7 million. The project was originally estimated to cost about $3.8 million.

News, City Council, Santa Monica, City Hall

Budget For Santa Monica City Hall Retrofit Cost To Increase By $150,000

Posted Nov. 16, 2012, 12:55 am

Santa Monica council members approved Tuesday a fifth amendment to a construction contract that would update Santa Monica’s City Hall and bring the total cost for the project to nearly $4.7 million. The project was originally estimated to cost about $3.8 million.

News, Santa Monica, City Hall

InformationWeek 500 Recognizes The City Of Santa Monica On Its Annual List

Posted Sep. 20, 2012, 1:30 am

InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the Nation’s most innovative users of business technology, has named the City of Santa Monica part of its list this year.

A rendering of Town Square outside Santa Monica City Hall. Phase one is expected to be complete by Spring 2013 after construction started this week.

News, Development, Santa Monica, City Hall

Town Square Construction Begins Outside Santa Monica City Hall

Posted Sep. 7, 2012, 2:15 am

Navigating around Santa Monica Civic Center has become more difficult. Instead of picturesque views of the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Pier, a chain link fence and orange-colored barriers will greet visitors looking away from City Hall as construction on the planned Town Square project begins.

Santa Monica council members last week discussed how to better maintain Santa Monica's eight different neighborhoods.

News, City Council, Santa Monica, City Hall

Santa Monica City Hall Discusses Neighborhood Conservation

Posted Jul. 10, 2012, 2:18 am

Santa Monica may be a small city when compared to its neighbor, Los Angeles, but the coastal municipality features several distinct neighborhoods that are as different from the next as night and day.

News, Santa Monica, Art, Youth, City Hall

Sustainable Student Art Sculptures On Display At Santa Monica City Hall

Posted Jun. 14, 2012, 3:33 am

This year's Santa Monica Sustainable Student Art Sculpture Contest winners sculptures are now on display in City Hall’s Main Lobby where they wil...

Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica, City Hall

The Legality Of Santa Monica's New Smart Meters: Letter To The Editor

Posted Jun. 3, 2012, 1:52 am

Dear Editor, I am wondering why no one has pointed out that the city of Santa Monica would impose sanctions, penalties and fees for illegall...

Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica, City Hall

New Smart Meters Are Very Communicative: Letter To The Editor

Posted Jun. 3, 2012, 1:49 am

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to Steve Stajich’s column in the May 25 edition “The Robo Meters Are Coming!” OK, Steve. So I rea...

The Fairmont Miramar has been at the center of a contentious debate in recent days. Among the biggest concerns of its proposed expansion is that traffic in the area would reach near gridlock.

News, City Council, Development, Santa Monica, City Hall, Traffic, Miramar, Santa Monica Traffic

Proposed Miramar Revitalization Raise Traffic Concerns

Posted May. 4, 2012, 1:41 am

As the Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows moves forward from last week’s 6-1 council vote supporting the venue’s preliminary expansion plans,...

News, Environment, Green, Chamber Of Commerce, Business, Santa Monica, City Hall, Sustainability

Six Honored At Sustainable Quality Awards

Posted May. 4, 2012, 1:36 am

Six local companies were honored May 2 at the 17th annual Sustainable Quality Awards (SQA) held here at Santa Monica’s Sheraton Delfina, as the E...

News, Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, City Hall

Santa Monica Pier Corp. Hires Pier Administrator

Posted Apr. 26, 2012, 5:00 am

S. Jay Farrand, former Marketing Director for Marina-based TOMS Shoes, has been named the new Pier Administrator by the Santa Monica Pier Corporati...

News, Santa Monica, Technology, City Hall, Students

City of Santa Monica Launches Youth Technology Program

Posted Apr. 24, 2012, 11:47 pm

The City of Santa Monica Information Systems, Community and Cultural Services, and Housing and Economic Development departments have collaborated t...

A rendering of the proposed 40,000 square feet expansion at City Hall.

News, Santa Monica, City Hall

Santa Monica City Hall Primed For Expansion

Posted Apr. 12, 2012, 1:40 am

As small as the City of Santa Monica may be in land area, many essential functions of the local government are spread out over a wide area. After m...

News, City Council, Santa Monica, City Hall

Local Groups To Host Demonstrations Today At City Hall

Posted Apr. 10, 2012, 4:31 am

Student groups, labor unions, civil rights and community organizations will be joining together in unity to hold a Rally for Racial, Economic, and ...

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