What’s Next Episode 6: Daniel Ivanov and Rent Control
A recent article at Next discussed the Rent Control Board and how next week they are expected to vote to increase the rent by up to 2.8% for properties governed by the city's rent...
City Offers a Sneak Peek at Its Waymo Strategy with Strong Letter to CPUC...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is considering a proposal to allow Waymo unlimited access during unlimited hours to offer passenger service in its driverless cars throughout San Francisco. As a city that Waymo...
Conservancy Asks Council to Consider Bolstering Historic Preservation in Next Two Budgets
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a series that looks at the controversies from last week’s City Council Meeting’s first look at the 2023-2024 budget and the five year forecast. The first piece...
Horvarth Celebrates Bike Trail Improvements Connecting SaMo Beach Path to Will Rogers State Beach
The best Bike Month celebrations are the ones that celebrate a new project or new law. Yesterday Santa Monica was home to one such celebration.
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath led a community bike ride that celebrated...
The 11th Annual Cardboard Yacht Regatta Kicks off the 2023 Summer of Fun at the Annenberg Community Beach...
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica.
On Saturday, June 17 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., the Cardboard Yacht Regatta kicks off a bucket list of summer fun. Two-person teams race...
When Is the City Going to Repay Money to the Housing Trust Fund?
(Editor's note: This is the first in a series that looks at the controversies from last night's City Council Meeting's first look at the 2023-2024 budget and the five year forecast.)
At the start of...
An Overview of the City’s Proposed Budget, Before Tonight’s Council Meeting.
Faced with ballooning pension obligations and decreased funds resulting from the pandemic, the City of Santa Monica is considering a host of fee and tax increases so that it can continue to provide the...
Council Expected to Pass Increased Spending for Pier Security “Related to Pier Vending”
Tucked away in the "consent calendar" for next Tuesday's City Council meeting is a funding proposal to allocate another $327,969 to AG Coast (dba Panther Security) for an increased security presence on the pier...
Read This Interview with Film Maker Tom Huang Before Seeing Dealing with Dad at...
Earlier today, I had a chance to sit down with Tom Huang, the filmmaker behind Dealing with Dad, which will be screening at Laemmle Monica Film Center (schedule) from May 19 through May 25....
Measure RC Victory – 2023 Rent Increase Will Be Less Than Half That from...
After last year's rent increase of 6.4%, the highest increase in Santa Monica in over four decades; the city passed Measure RC to try and prevent a similarly large increase from happening this year....
Down for Maintenance…We’ll Be Back Tuesday
This Monday, we've been working on several small issues for Santa Monica Next, including removing the "dynamic ads" from our website. As a result, we haven't had a chance to update the content of...
What’s Changed with the Builder’s Remedy Settlement
Now that the dust has settled from last week's City Council meeting where the Council unanimously approved a settlement with WS Communities, here's a quick look at where things stand with the fourteen properties...
City Council Approves Settlement with WS. Majority of “Builder’s Remedy” Projects Are Pulled from...
This settlement does not allow for new development, it limits new development - Caroline Torosis.
Last night, the Santa Monica City Council approved a settlement with WS, a developer who had submitted 13 of the...
Tomorrow Is Last Day to Give Feedback on Racially Offensive City Hall Mural
Tomorrow, Wednesday May 10, is the last day to give comment on the City of Santa Monica’s “Reframe: City Hall Mural" public process. “History of Santa Monica and the Bay District,” is a mural...
Council to Vote on Settlement Deal with Developer of 13 of 16 Builder’s Remedy...
During the Builder's Remedy debacle, when the city temporarily lost zoning authority because it passed a zoning plan that didn't conform to state standards; 16 large developments earned automatic approval that were oversized compared...
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