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 developers will stoop. The Police Association issued a statement protesting... Read More

HANDS OFF: IT’S OUR BEACH TOWN: II

Tweet ioThe big winner in the recent election was the status quo. That’s good news for incumbents, and bad news for the rest of us, because things weren’t going all that well before the election. The City Hall/SMRR/developers axis, and their consultants, once again swamped voters with lies and deceptions. As a result, a majority of voters backed a tax we don’t need, re-elected incumbents who should have been rejected, and rejected... Read More

An Earlier Landmark Fiasco Recalled

Tweet The City Council’s rejection of 301 Ocean Avenue as a landmark is reminiscent of another bad Council call. In February, 2004, the owner of Christie Court, garden apartments at 125 Pacific Avenue, applied for a demolition permit. As the apartments were over 40 years old, the proposed demolition had to be reviewed by the Landmarks Commission. Christie Court tenants only learned of their landlord’s plans to destroy their apartments ... Read More