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Stretch Of San Vicente Blvd. Designated As Santa Monica's Third Historic District

12/16/2015 6:32 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night to designate San Vicente Blvd. from Ocean Ave. to 7th St. as Santa Monica's third historic district.

Santa Monica Blvd. Mixed-Use Project up for Commission Review

12/16/2015 6:29 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

December 16, 2015 -- The Planning Commission on Wednesday will consider a proposal for a 25,000-square-foot mixed-use development on Santa Monica Boulevard off Stanford Street.

Pico Residents To Demand Santa Monica Dump At-Large Voting

12/15/2015 6:16 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

December 15, 2015 -- In what could be the first step leading to a lawsuit under the California Voting Rights Act, Pico Neighborhood residents have scheduled a news conference Tuesday to denounce Santa Monica's at-large elections system and demand the City switch to district voting.

Santa Monica Council Set to Pay more than $400,000 for Outside Anti-Corruption Review

12/15/2015 6:15 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

December 15, 2015 -- The City Council Tuesday night will consider an independent review of Santa Monica’s anti-corruption law that could cost taxpayers more than $400,000

Is Santa Monica being hypocritical on its sustainability position? [by Bill Bauer]

12/14/2015 2:13 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

There’s no doubt that sustainably and friendliness to the environment are big deals in Santa Monica.

Why Santa Monica should be a low-rise city

12/12/2015 4:20 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) has long advocated for a low-rise city — ...

Santa Monica Council OKs Five-Story Mixed-Use Development on Lincoln

12/11/2015 3:37 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

December 11, 2015 -- The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a five-story, 78,000-square-foot development proposed at the site of a former Norms Restaurant ...

City Hall pays well

12/10/2015 12:41 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Employee compensation costs Santa Monicans more per resident than almost any other city in the state.

Santa Monica ranks third on a list of the top 10 California cities with a population of at least 10,000 for employee cost per resident.

In Search of Solutions: ...the Affordable Housing Crisis in Santa Monica

12/09/2015 1:32 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica Forward and the Housing Commission

Santa Monica Affordable Housing Development First to Connect to Fiber Optic

12/06/2015 8:38 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

December 3, 2015 -- In a pilot project, the City of Santa Monica has connected an affordable housing building to the City’s fiber optic network, an attempt at closing the “Digital Divide”...