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Letter from SMRR Co-Chairs Mike Soloff and Denny Zane Recently the Santa Monica City Council gave direction to city staff regarding preparation of the city’s…
By Jennifer Kennedy, SMRR Treasurer and Planning Commissioner The Santa Monica Downtown Community Plan is currently underway at City Hall. What is the Downtown Community…
By Kevin McKeown, Mayor First, thank you. Thank you for electing me to my fifth term, again as top vote getter, and thank you for…
By Councilmember Kevin McKeown When I hear that rent-controlled households are being frog-marched out of their homes with gags in their mouths, I get angry.…
By Sonya Sultan, SMRR Steering Committee On February 4, the Santa Monica City Council voted 4-3 to approve the controversial Hines Development Agreement (DA) with…
By Councilmember Kevin McKeown Elections matter. SMRR-recommended candidates won every Santa Monica seat in November 2012, adding two of our fellow SMRR members to the…
By Jennifer Kennedy, Planning Commisioner Since the adoption of the LUCE in 2010, (the updated Land Use & Circulation Element component of the City’s General…