Protecting the Downtown We Love
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 Plan? It is a document that will consist of...
Category: City Planning
State of the City
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 the privilege of (at last!) serving as your Mayor....
Protecting Your Rights
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. So do my SMRR colleagues on the City Council....
Hines Development Agreement
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 only minor revisions and certify the environmental impact report...
Elections Matter
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 City Council: Tony Vazquez and Ted Winterer. Tony returns...
Planning and Zoning Updates
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 Plan) Planning staff and consultants have been evaluating the...
I’m Back
By Councilmember Tony Vazquez After an intense and exciting election season in November 2012, I am honored to be representing your interests as a member of the Santa Monica City Council. I’m thankful for...
Making Santa Monica Better
By Gleam Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore of Santa Monica For the last 18 months, I have been honored to serve you as the Mayor Pro Tempore of Santa Monica and it has been a...
What I Have Learned
By Santa Monica Councilmember Gleam Davis I joined the Santa Monica City Council in February, 2009 when the Council selected me to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Herb Katz. My...
SMRR’s Top Achievements
At least a dozen By Denny Zane, Genise Schnitman & Michael Tarbet 1. Bringing Rent Control to Santa Monica & Maintaining our Diverse Character: In the late ‘70s, an era of rampant speculation, seniors &...