November 13, 2025
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Guest Columnist: A Perspective…

Six or so years ago,  I started reading some pieces in a local Santa Monica paper.  I was struck by those pieces.  They were articulating the issues of how a city approaches development that reflected […]

When Reality Meets the Housing Element

Affordability is the housing issue in Santa Monica (SM). Densification of the City is the primary objective of the draft 2021 – 2029 Housing Element, ostensibly to address an 8,895 RHNA unit target that is […]

Santa Monica Affordable Housing Development Takes Shape

Pacific Landing apartments underway at Lincoln and Pacific  By Sam Catanzaro A $28 million affordable housing development is taking shape on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica.  Work has now progressed past street level for the […]

Is Permanent Housing the Real Homeless Solution?

The ultimate goal of city and county agencies trying to solve California’s homeless problem is to get this transient populace into permanent housing. But it turns out many of the homeless don’t want the kind […]