Santa Monica City Council approves temporary zoning changes for Promenade By Dolores Quintana and Sam Catanzaro Hotels and liquor stores are among the new types of businesses allowed to operate on the Third Street Promenade. […]
Search for permanent City Attorney to begin soon By Sam Catanzaro At its meeting last week, the Santa Monica City Council appointed Joseph Lawrence as Interim City Attorney. The move comes as George Cardona vacated […]
City of Santa Monica files complaint against NMS Properties Corporation By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica is suing a real estate corporation for converting a rent-controlled apartment building into alleged illegal vacation rentals. In a lawsuit […]
Help Support SMC Art Department, Santa Monica Public Library, Palisades-Malibu YMCA By Staff Writer Santa Monica College will hold two special fundraising Glass Pumpkin Sales this weekend. The first SMC Glass Pumpkin Sale will be […]
SMPD investigating October 3 incident By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica police are searching for the driver of a party bus that was involved in a traffic collision over that weekend that resulted in multiple injuries. […]
Santa Monica Fire Department’s new Community Response Unit By Dolores Quintana The Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) has a new unit that may be one of the first of its kind anywhere. On September 13, […]
Part One: Andre Butler is the second homeless Veteran to be killed at the ‘Veterans Row’ homeless encampment this year and local advocates are calling for action from the West LA Veterans Association. Today we […]
Local news and culture in under 5 minutes. * Health Officials Extend The Water Advisory Near The Pier * Santa Monica Sues Insurance Companies Over Costs Associated With Sexual Abuse Cases All this and more […]
Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow has long advocated for a low rise city: that is a city primarily with buildings no taller than four stories. Six years ago we discussed the virtues of […]
Package of laws signed by the governor aimed at boosting affordable housing production By Dolores Quintana Gov. Gavin Newsom, addressing California’s severe housing crisis, has signed 27 new housing bills, created a new state agency […]
Sweet Laurel opened its flagship store in Palisades Village in 2018 and built a strong following across West Los Angeles....
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