Santa Monica’s Single-Family Construction Boom
Juan Matute contributed research to this report, using building permit and inspection data downloaded from Santa Monica's Open Data Portal on March 26th and April 9th, 2016.
There's a lot of talk about real estate...
Santa Monica City Council Says ‘No’ to 5-Story Housing on Boulevards
The Santa Monica City Council narrowly voted Tuesday to make it harder to build more housing along the city's commercial boulevards.
The 4 to 3 vote Tuesday night upheld the recommendation narrowly approved by the...
Santa Monica Next’s Most Read Articles of 2015: Bike Lanes, Expo, Jobs, and Housing
At the end of last year, we asked you to weigh in on what were some of your favorite Santa Monica Next stories of 2015.
Your answers covered the gamut and included topics as diverse...
Planning Commission to Consider Expo-Adjacent Housing for Downtown Santa Monica
The Planning Commission Wednesday will consider a seven-story, primarily residential project in the heart of Downtown Santa Monica, around the corner from the future Expo station.
Here are a few reasons we like this particular...
Coming Up: Help Santa Monica Combat Homelessness, Voting Continues for 2015 Streetsies, Big Blue...
Welcome to 2016, everyone! We hope you were able to enjoy some downtime before coming into the new year. As we get ready for an exciting new year, we're still want to hear from you...
Santa Monica City Council Narrowly Votes to Roll Back LUCE Vision
Things on the dais got tense Wednesday night when the City Council deliberated whether to remove key elements of the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), making it more difficult for future housing to...
Santa Monica City Council Responds to LAO Report on Housing Crisis
Last week, the California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) put out a report calling for coastal communities to build more housing to tackle the dire shortage of homes -- and the resulting affordability crisis --...
Planning Commission Recommends Moving Forward with Plaza at Santa Monica Project
Though it is still very early in the process, the Planning Commission Wednesday recommended moving forward with negotiations for the Plaza at Santa Monica project, slated for city-owned land in the heart of Downtown.
While...
L.A. County Homelessness Crisis Continues to Grow Amid Housing Shortage
The numbers from L.A. County's recent homelessness count released Wednesday revealed a bleak picture, with the number of people sleeping on the streets, in shelters, or in their cars jumping 23 percent to 57,794.
The numbers...
California’s Coastal Cities Must Build More Housing to Fight Skyrocketing Rents, State Says
California's Legislative Analyst's Office released a sobering report Tuesday that looks at the roots of California's dire housing affordability crisis and how to solve it.
The report lays the blame for the current housing crunch...
LUVE’s Labour’s Lost
Residocracy wants to reduce traffic—the time price of accessing Santa Monica—by limiting the number of people who live here. That’s like trying to reduce the cost of the box seats behind home plate by...
Gruber: How to Build Boxes on the Boulevards
Editor's note: The following originally appeared in The Healthy City Local. It is reprinted here with the author's permission. Santa Monica Next welcomes guest contributions and editorials. We look for fact-based content relevant to the future of...
Son of LV? Santa Monica City Council Mulls Future Approach to Development
What will it take to end the divisiveness surrounding development in Santa Monica? That was the ostensible question underpinning the discussion at the Santa Monica City Council meeting early Wednesday morning.
Councilmembers Gleam Davis and...
City Council to Consider 90-Unit Expo-Adjacent Apartment Building for Former Norm’s Site
Update: The Santa Monica City Council voted 6-to-0 (Councilmember Pam O'Connor was absent) Tuesday night to approve this project.
The Santa Monica City Council will consider approving a 4-to-5 story mixed-use apartment building that, if...
Santa Monica League of Women Voters Oppose “Misleading” Residocracy-backed L.U.V.E. Initiative
The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica on Saturday announced its opposition to the Residocracy-backed anti-growth ballot measure that will go before voters in November, joining a growing list of opponents to the...
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