Renting Your Second Home
If you are among the many Americans who own a second home that you occasionally use as a vacation getaway, you may be leaving an important source of income untapped. It’s worth taking the time […]
Amazon Bringing 1,000 News Jobs to Santa Monica
Company signs a lease for a 200,000-square-foot space at the Water Garden By Dolores Quintana Amazon.com intends to create 2,500 technical and corporate jobs in the Southern California area soon as reported by ABC 7.com. […]
LA Considering Emblem Program to License Cannabis Stores
Program would help Angelenos distinguish between licensed and unlicensed cannabis vendors and safe cannabis products By Dolores Quintana Members of the Los Angeles City Council have introduced a motion to establish a program in Los […]
Column: Cities Fight to Maintain Distinctive Characters
By Tom Elias, Columnist Anyone who knows California well will realize that Palo Alto does not look much like nearby Mountain View. Or that Pasadena looks very little like its neighbor Altadena. That Rancho Mirage […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Gelson’s, Boxed-In
This week we are re-visiting an article from 2018 regarding the Miramar project, by simply replacing the word “Miramar” with “Gelson’s”, and striking thru some of the irrelevant text. We sadly reflect on how the […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Failure to Plan…
Over the last approximately two years your City has been busy trying to respond to new California laws that are completely destroying the urban fabric and quality of life of our City. Specifically, the State’s […]
Bali-Influenced Santa Monica Canyon Mansion on Market for $9.5 Million
Channel Road home complete with tropical gardens and spa By Dolores Quintana A unique Bali-influenced mansion has gone up for sale in Santa Monica Canyon as reported by Realtor.com for $9.5 million. Living in this […]
Beverly Hills Developer Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to $45 Million Government Lease
Arman Gabaee faces up to 10 years in prison By Sam Catanzaro A Beverly Hills developer faces up to 10 years in federal prison for offering to buy a million-dollar home for a Los Angeles […]
Santa Monica Requests More Time to Meet State Housing Mandate Deadline
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 […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Planning The Real Future
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 […]
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