Under public pressure, AB 1740 has shed almost everything that alarmed Santa Monica — and the Coastal Commission has dropped its opposition. But two things survived the retreat, and one of them is statewide. The […]

By CHARLES ANDREWS THE GLOVES ARE OFF I’m a very patient man.  Always have been. I have written for publication since high school, so I have a pretty good idea of what it takes to […]

The slow coastal permitting the city blames on Sacramento is a wound of its own making — and AB 1740 is the wrong way to close it. If you have heard anything about AB 1740, […]

By Charles Andrews CAREER ADVICE FOR EMERGING STUDENTS If you have been paying attention to what has been going on for the last 10 years in DC, state capitols, the courts, media, here and around […]

The city’s AB1740 effort stopped being about bicycle lanes and parking near the beach the moment residents read the bill and understood what it actually did. For years, Santa Monica has operated under a specific […]

Last week’s Part 1 covered the deadlock: thirty-three years of Santa Monica failing to get its Local Coastal Program certified, and a bill designed to bypass that process entirely. The housing provisions deserve their own […]