SANTA MONICA: TALKING HYPE, NOT TRUTH
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...
View ArticleWork on Expo Light Rail to Santa Monica Starts
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...
View ArticleTOO MUCH
We have lived in the Pico Neighborhood for over 30 years. The Bergamot Transit Village development is huge. The revised Papermate site pending development is still too large and will negatively impact...
View ArticleSMC TRAFFIC TROUBLES PERSIST
While residents on and near Pearl Street praise local law enforcement for traffic control assistance around SMC, other areas heavily affected by local school traffic are completely ignored, causing...
View ArticleSM Conservancy Awarded Significant Grant
The Santa Monica Conservancy has been awarded a $7500 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from its Los Angeles County Preservation Fund. The funds will be used to support a portion of...
View ArticleA PLETHORA OF ICONS
Like James Corner, who’s designing the Palisades Garden Walk in the Civic Center, Peter Walker, who’s designing the Esplanade at the western end of Colorado Avenue, is a “world-class” landscape...
View ArticleTO SANTA MONICA URBAN FOREST TASK FORCE
Copies to: Santa Monica City Council, City Manager, Planning Commission, Task Force on the Environment, Recreation and Parks Commission, city staff, interested citizens, media representatives We are...
View ArticleSPEAKING OF TREES…
Here is my correspondence with the city tree coordinator about the trees proposed for in front of my house, which, according to the web, “smell like semen.” My inquiry was not taken seriously. If it...
View ArticleAIRPORT “VISIONING PROCESS” BIASED
To: Mayor Bloom and Honorable City Council members From: Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park (FOSP) Re: City Council Special Meeting – October 4, 2011 – Agenda Item 4-A It has become very...
View ArticleWork on Urban Forest Master Plan Continues Tonight
The review process for the City’s Urban Forest Master Plan continues. So far, it hasn’t gone well. Promises have not been kept. The City has failed to acknowledge, much less incorporate residents’...
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