WE NEED LESS, NOT MORE
Tweet Dear City Council Members, Regarding the development agreement on the July 26th Council agenda, again residents seem to have no recourse to stop or significantly modify the huge amount of development planned for Santa Monica and the ongoing loss of housing for our current residents. As a city we are not in need of the public benefits that are offered by the developers and these “benefits” will not compensate for the crowding, traffic congestion, and loss of space... Read More
STATE SENATOR CALLS FOR TOXICITY TESTS AT AIRPORT
Tweet The Santa Airport Commission meets Monday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers in City Hall and it will have a lot to talk about. California State Senator Ted Lieu, a Democrat from Torrance, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Air Quality, has sent a letter to Debbie Raphael, California’s Environmental Protection Agency director, asking that the State’s Department of Toxic Substance Control “conduct a formal investigation of a dangerous toxic situation... Read More
WHEN WILL THE COUNCIL SAY STOP?
Tweet To the Editor: Regarding the Development Agreement on the July 26th City Council agenda, WHY are the money-hungry developers continued to be allowed to OVER-develop Santa Monica? The traffic congestion increases daily. And now they want to take away a trailer park that provides low income housing. The quality of life in our city continues to decrease. When will our Council members say STOP! Jeanne Payne Santa Monica SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "WHEN WILL THE COUNCIL SAY... Read More
FRIENDS OF SUNSET PARK MAKE CASE AGAINST DEVELOPMENTS
Tweet To: City Council From: Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park RE: 7/26/11 agenda item 7-B — Development Agreement and Final EIR for proposed 4-story, 191,982 square foot creative arts/entertainment production facility at 2834 Colorado Avenue – recommendation to conduct a public hearing, receive public comment and consider proposal; certify the Final Environmental Impact Report; adopt a resolution making findings necessary to adopting a Statement... Read More
ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT GOES FORWARD
Tweet Item 7-B, Tuesday night’s City Council meeting agenda: “Development Agreement and Final EIR for proposed 4-story, 191,982 square foot creative arts/entertainment production facility at 2834 Colorado Avenue recommendation to conduct a public hearing, receive public comment and consider proposal; certify the Final Environmental Impact Report; adopt a resolution making findings necessary to adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring Program... Read More
GERSHWIN AT THE ANNENBERG
Tweet America has spawned a remarkable number of extraordinary songwriter- composers, and among the most extraordinary was George Gershwin who burned brighter than almost anyone, and died suddenly, tragically in his prime. He composed everything — orchestral works like ”Rhapsody in Blue,” folk operas like “Porgy and Bess,” and, with his brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin, Broadway and movie musicals, which featured some of the wittiest, most artful popular songs... Read More
Thanks to James Cuneo, Santa Monica, and James Riley, DOT
Tweet Dear Mark and Jim, Thank you for working together to lengthen the left turn pocket on PCH at the California Incline. This important restriping project will greatly reduce the traffic “turbulence” during peak periods that resulted from the lack of capacity of the previous configuration. I believe the resulting reduction of jockeying will reduce accidents and make this intersection safer for all users. A real “win win!” Congratulations on a job well... Read More
Jobs Up on Coast, Down Inland
Tweet The L.A. Times reports that “California employers are hiring again, swelling payrolls by nearly 29,000 positions in June and allowing the state to outpace the nation in job growth as its start-and-stop recovery appears to have gotten back on track. “The state has added 110,000 jobs in the first half of the year, compared with just 83,000 positions for all of 2010. “Still, it’s an uneven recovery, with growth concentrated in affluent areas such as... Read More
Drivers, Bicyclists’ Battle Heats Up
Tweet The L.A. culture war between drivers and bicyclists was in full view this morning on KPCC’s “Airtalk.” The focus was the City Council’s new ordinance allowing a bicyclist to take a free legal shot at a driver if the rider feels harassed or inordinately distracted. The ordinance, which is awaiting Mayor Villaraigosa’s signature, tries to correct the disadvantage that many cyclists feel on L.A. streets by giving them a pretty big legal leg up. Constitutional... Read More
Congress Rejects FAA Funding Bill
Tweet According to Salon, Congress inadvertently gave Santa Monica residents who have been battling the Federal Aviation Administration for control of Santa Monica Airport, a hand. Salon reports, “Here’s a novel budget-cutting strategy: Ask people to work free of charge. Congress failed to approve a stop-gap funding measure for the FAA when House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL.) tacked a budget cut onto the normally straightforward bill. He proposed... Read More
