Op-Ed: Silicon Beach Misses Chance to Curb Rising Rents
For being the envy of entrepreneurs the world over and the vanguards of the global economy, the tech superstars of Silicon Beachers are oddly oblivious to what goes on in their own backyards. Assuming,...
Let’s Make It Official : We’re No on LV
We don’t think it’s a surprise to say that Santa Monica Next encourages a “no” vote on Measure LV. Given that this publication was alone in calling for people to not even sign the...
California Coastal Commission’s New Leadership: Fresh Breeze Promising Enhanced Partnership and Collaboration
Via Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole's blog, The Long View.
There is a dynamic and positive new tone coming from the California Coastal Commission.
The California Coastal Commission has had just five leaders since it was...
Community Voices : Dr. Michael Cahn Reviews SMPD Traffic Enforcement programs
Road Safety: a huge problem.
There were 1.25 million road fatalities worldwide in 2013. Crashes are also the leading cause of death for teenager in this country. California leads the nation for pedestrian fatalities....
Yes on Measure M
(This editorial also appears on Streetsblog Los Angeles.)
There is a lot to like about Measure M, the Los Angeles County sales tax that would fund a mix of transit and other transportation projects throughout...
More on Santa Monica’s DCP: Discretionary Review and Parking
This post originally appeared on The Healthy City Local.
As I’ve written in two recent posts, tomorrow night the Planning Commission will review the Santa Monica Downtown Community Plan (DCP). After staff makes revisions to the...
About Maynard and Sheila Ostrow
The following piece was co-authored by Ernie Powell, former community organizer at the Church in Ocean Park and founding member, Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation and Sharon Gilpin, 26-year former resident, former Santa Monica Planning...
Act Locally – A Call for our State and Local Leaders to Protect Our...
Tomorrow, the South Coast Air Quality Management District will vote on a long-term regional clean air plan for the urban portions of four counties—Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, and San Bernardino—under its jurisdiction. The plan...
Editorial: Santa Monica College Bond Should Include Money for Student Housing
Last week, the Santa Monica Daily Press reported that the Santa Monica Community College Board of Trustees is considering its own ballot initiative to be placed on the fall ballot. The $295 million bond...
Community Voices : Ernie Powell on Why He is No on LV
(Ernie Powell was a resident of SM for 26 years and still remains active in city politics out of wanting to protect the gains we made during is time here.)
The Santa Monica we all...
Community Voices: Shawn Landres Says Yes on Measures GS and GSH
Whatever our politics, I think we all can agree that this election season has been exhausting. Anxiety, doubt, and fear are the messaging tools of the day, and in many cases for good reason....
Endorsement: Yes on GS and GSH
(As we prepare for our pre-election party on Thursday, we're going to take a closer look at the other two ballot propositions on the ballot next Tuesday. - DN)
Measure LV isn’t the only local...
LUVE: What We Don’t Need Now
This article first appeared on The Healthy City Local.
When voters submit an initiative to enact a law, Section 9212 of the California Elections Code authorizes the relevant legislative body to commission a report analyzing the...
Not-Inspirational: More on the Downtown Community Plan
This was originally published on the Healthy City Local.
In my rant a few days ago I promised (threatened?) to come back with substantive analysis of the Downtown Community Plan (DCP), which the Planning Commission...
Editorial: The LUVE Initiative is No Way to Run A City
At the moment, there is a group of committed no-growth activists circulating a petition to put an initiative on the ballot that would effectively make it impossible to build anything over two or three...
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