City Council seeks an extension to October 15 deadline By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica City Council this week voted to attempt to buy more time to modify a proposal denied by the State to construct […]
In the 1970s, renowned USC architecture professor Ralph Knowles developed a method for planning and designing cities that would dramatically reduce the use of fossil fuels, while retaining the qualities that people find most attractive […]
Developer wants to turn empty lot on Broadway into three units of housing and art gallery By Dolores Quintana An empty lot used to store vehicles for an auto dealership at 1807 Broadway might become […]
People mover would connect the Crenshaw/LAX Line with SoFi Stadium, Intuit Dome By Dolores Quintana The Inglewood City Council has approved the construction of the Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC), which is a monorail style train […]
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield looking to sell 24 properties French company, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (UWR) is going to sell all of its mall properties in the United States to concentrate on their European properties. The 24 malls will be sold […]
Santa Monica City Council to vote on hotel’s request in the coming months By Dolores Quintana Santa Monica City Council will vote again on an appeal to the Oceana Hotel’s request to allow the public […]
By Tom Elias Rarely has a major group of Californians suffered a less deserved rash of insults and attacks than the myriad homeowners often described as “NIMBYs” – an acronym for folks who may favor […]
Project expected to be completed by 2024 By Dolores Quintana Work is finally beginning on the $900 million Metro project to connect the Crenshaw/LAX and C municipal rail lines to LAX as reported by Urbanize […]
Part 1 of 2 In this two-part article, we will discuss both the proposed transfer tax ballot initiative and the fundamental shift in city residential/commercial composition that will drive further emphasis on direct taxation of […]
Measure would apply to sales over $8 million By Dolores Quintana Santa Monica Mayor Sue Himmelrich has proposed a new tax on real estate sales of over $8 million at $53 dollars per $1,000 dollars […]
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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