Work on Expo Light Rail to Santa Monica Starts
Tweet The Los Angeles Times reports: Los Angeles transportation officials readily admit that building the first phase of the Expo Line has been trying, costing hundreds of millions of dollars more than originally budgeted and suffering nagging delays. But city and county leaders hoped to leave those problems behind when they gathered in Santa Monica today to mark the start of construction... Read More
SANTA MONICA: TALKING HYPE, NOT TRUTH
Tweet L.A. Observed reports that “the San Diego book store Mysterious Galaxy is opening a second store on Artesia Boulevard in Redondo Beach” later this month. And …”Diesel, a book store, Malibu’s beloved indie bookstore, is coming back….their new location to be up and running by mid-October…” Santa Monica once had nearly a dozen independent book stores on and... Read More
PRESERVING OUR PALM TREES
Tweet To The Editor: As people have said how much they enjoyed the poetry about palm trees that I sent out over the summer as part of our effort to preserve palm tree streetscapes on several Santa Monica streets, here is more poetry from various authors about palm trees. • As the palm-tree standeth so straight and so tall, The more the hail beats, and the more the rains... Read More
Developers Threaten Santa Monica Way of Life
Tweet by Ty Wapato The 2010 City Council election is a vivid example of how big money developers distort the truth to impose their wills on the citizens of Santa Monica. The contemptible slate mailers that misrepresented the endorsements of CEPS and the Santa Monica Police Officers Association, while they may seem like yesterday’s news, are a clear demonstration of how low the... Read More
THE LESSONS OF THE 2010 ELECTION
Tweet by Peggy Clifford Anyone from anywhere can come into Santa Monica and set up a fake committee called “Santa Monicans for Quality Government,” though he’s not a “Santa Monican” and, as far as we know, is the sole member of the group. And the aforesaid anyone from anywhere can collect money from developers, property managers and developers’... Read More
New Council Term Begins Under A Cloud
Tweet The five City Council members who won the recent election — four Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights’ (SMRR) members Gleam Davis, Terry O’Day, Pam O’Connor and Kevin McKeown, and independent Bob Holbrook — had a big edge going in. They were all incumbents (Davis and O’Day by appointment), and better known than the other candidates.... Read More
SHOTGUN HOUSE GIVEN C.U.P.
Tweet Last Wednesday night, the Planning Commission approved the Santa Monica Conservancy’s application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and variance to allow it to relocate the landmark Shotgun House to the parking lot across from the Ocean Park Library, and operate it as a Preservation Resource Center for the community. The CUP is the first major step in a series of reviews... Read More
Winterer Narrows Holbrook Lead to 42
Tweet The County Registrar added 365 votes to Bob Holbrook’s tally and 366 to Ted Winterer’s on Monday, giving Winterer a net gain of one vote, leaving him 42 votes behind. Holbrook is seeking a sixth term on the Santa Monica City Council, Winterer a first term. Information regarding remaining votes to count is still unavailable to the public, but Winterer’s camp believes... Read More
“THE BEST CITY COUNCIL MONEY CAN BUY:” Part II
Tweet By Ty Wapato On November 2, Santa Monica got the best City Council money can buy. The disgrace is that it was big development money that bought it with dirty election tricks. This installment illuminates the connection between the recent election and the City Council decision to deny an appeal to reverse a Planning Commission decision allowing Trammel Crow to move forward... Read More
Whither..highs
Tweet By Ava Tramer Beaches: Clear and warm Highs: Lows: 48-53 Inland Hot and clear Highs: 69-77; Lows: 42-48 Deserts Sunny and hot Highs: 74-80; Lows: 53-56 And Santa Monica… INT. NEWS ROOM, evening broadcast ELIZABETH ANCHOR: Thank you, Patti. Well, we certainly hope those puppies learn to do the Charleston, too! JOHNNY MOOTH: (chuckling) How adorable. ELIZABETH ANCHOR: ... Read More
