Column: Santa Monica in Wake of First E-Scooter Fatality
By Joe Fasbinder So this is how the first recorded death of someone on an electric scooter in Santa Monica came to pass on March 15: Michael Ramljak was riding on his personal scooter – […]
SMa.r.t. Column: So Sad
This is an article about the decline of a city locked into a poorly conceived code, about a city controlled by developers and the money they bring to the table. It is also about one […]
Housing Bill Problem: It Looks Like One Size Fits All
By Thomas Elias As they consider Senate Bill 50, many who are aware of the latest attempt by San Francisco’s Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener to solve California’s housing shortage believe the plan treats this […]
SMa.r.t. Column: What Are They Thinking?
At the April 9 Santa Monica City Council meeting approval was given to order the staff to publish an RFP to developers for the demolition of Parking Lot #3 at 1318 Fourth Street and the […]
Wall Street vs. Main Street: Ocean Front Walk Editon
By Jeffrey Graham April 12, 2019 To Whom It May Concern: The people of the City of Santa Monica are straining to maintain some semblance of the city’s beloved beach town character. As Santa Monica […]
Brock on your Block: A Mall for Residents
In the latest Brock on your Block, Phil Brock looks at the state of retail on the Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Place. By Phil Brock “Has the Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica […]
Column: What is a Bridge Loan?
About the author: Avi Sinai is the principal of HM Capital, a Los Angeles company specializes in hard money real estate loan and private lending. To contact HM Capital you can call (530) 436-5630, or […]
Opinion: Can Newsom Housing Campaign Succeed?
It turns out Gov. Gavin Newsom was deadly serious when he insisted as a candidate last year that California needs to build 3.5 million new housing units over the next ten years in order to […]
Our Cars Are Killing Us
Many science fiction stories involve humans battling for survival from the robots they themselves created. Unfortunately that future is already here. There are three ways cars kill us: quickly as in car crashes or collisions, […]
Opinion: Who Belongs in College?
By Brock WalshGuest Op-Ed Next month I’ll board a red-eye with 50 high school juniors from South Los Angeles, beginning a nine-day trip to ten East coast colleges. There, these new recruits to our non-profit, […]
Meals on Wheels West LA Urgently Seeks Holiday Volunteers for Meal Deliveries
Brentwood-Based Program Needs Help Delivering Meals During the Holidays Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles is urgently seeking additional volunteers to...
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Housing Group Sues State Over Limits on Post-Wildfire Rebuilding in L.A. County
YIMBY Law Challenges Governor’s Order Allowing Cities to Restrict SB 9 Housing in High Fire Hazard Zones The housing advocacy...
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