October 27, 2025
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City Council Adopts Nearly $1 Billion Climate Action Plan

Santa Monica aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 By Sam Catanzaro Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that global atmospheric carbon reached 415 parts per million, surpassing levels not seen in […]

Council Votes to Permanently Ban Mirco Apartments

Apartments less than 375 square feet outlawed By Cailley Chella  Santa Monica City Council made a temporary ban on mico apartments into a permanent ban, when on May 14 they voted to outlaw apartments less […]

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 […]

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 […]

Santa Monica Street Vendors Given Legal Pathway

Street food legalized in certain parts of city By Cailley Chella Elote, mango, churros and other street treats are about to be in high supply in Santa Monica. The City mostly prohibited sidewalk vending, until […]

Micro Thinking Without Master Planning

Six new apartment projects, all with 100 percent micro units, have been proposed for Santa Monica’s downtown. The developer is claiming that a normal mix of unit types is “financially unsustainable” without his proposed higher […]