Parking Structure Three is set for demolition on March 14 By Dolores Quintana The City of Santa Monica is set to begin the demolition of a downtown parking structure to make way for affordable housing. […]
City Council motion applies to City-owned parcels By Sam Catanzaro Los Angeles lawmakers have directed the city to offer the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy first right of refusal before the sales of hillside surplus properties. […]
Cypress Equity Investments begins construction on Santa Monica development By Dolores Quintana Construction has begun on a 53-unit, mixed-used development on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica where party store Aahs! used to be located. Cypress […]
Parking. In buildings. On the street. How important can that be? Who does it impact? And after decades of discussion, why is it still a controversial topic? This, like several other state land use and […]
Cypress Equity Investments buys four Santa Monica properties By Dolores Quintana A real estate firm has bought three Wilshire Boulevard properties, planning to bring several multi-story, mixed-use developments to the street, as part of projects […]
Brightline West tentatively set to break ground in 2023 By Dolores Quintana Brightline West, a proposed high speed rail project that would connect Las Vegas to the Los Angeles-area has announced a new date to […]
1929 Spainish colonial home now for sale By Dolores Quintana A historic coastal home in Santa Monica has hit the market for nearly $13 million. Located at 1024 Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica, this […]
By Jeff Prang Los Angeles County Assessor At the beginning of year, my Office released the 2021 Annual Report, which reflects growth and increases in the assessed value of taxable real property despite the enduring […]
Seven years ago I wrote a column for SMa.r.t. titled “Beach Town or ‘Dingbat’ City” and a relevant portion of the article is reproduced below, in italics, as a refresher of what seemed at the […]
We all know about zombies from horror, science fiction, and zombie comedy movies but what is happening here in Santa Monica is no laughing matter. Going out in Santa Monica is becoming a mix of […]
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