Don’t Look to Sacramento to Fix California’s Housing Crisis, Says New Report
A report by California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office released Wednesday lays out the limits of state power to solve California’s worsening housing crisis.
March 10, 2017
Can We Cool It with the Ballot Box Planning Measures Already?
With defeats of Measures S and LV, voters have rejected the myth that the problems of urban planning can be solved with a simple yes-or-no vote at the ballot box
March 8, 2017
State Legislators Put California’s Housing Crisis in the Crosshairs
At a press conference in San Francisco Friday, state legislators announced their plans to tackle California’s growing housing crisis.
March 7, 2017
UCLA Lewis Center Panel Tackles Anti-Development …and Measure S
With the city of Los Angeles’ March 7 election looming, UCLA’s Lewis Center convened a panel of legal and land use experts to discuss the impact of Measure S, called the “Neighborhood Integrity Initiative” by its supporters.
February 14, 2017
Lack of Housing Growth Compounding Inequality, Says CA Housing Dept.
Housing affordability in California is the worst it has been in state history according to a report from the CA Dept. of Housing and Community Development.
The affordability crisis is due to a dire housing shortage and an overall failure of CA cities to allow enough new housing growth to absorb growing demand.
January 6, 2017
Santa Monica To Open Real-Time Bike Traffic Counter on Main Street
Santa Monica tomorrow will join the ranks of cities using real-time information to encourage biking, through installation of an automated bike counter located at Main Street just south of Colorado Avenue. The official ribbon cutting will be tomorrow-Wednesday at noon.
December 20, 2016
Venice Opens First Official Breeze Bike Share Hub
Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin joined Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez early Monday morning to officially install the first of five Breeze Bike Share hubs in Venice.
August 15, 2016
More Parking, Fewer Units Could Be Mar Vista Council Prescription for Venice Blvd Housing Project
Tomorrow night, the Mar Vista Community Council will hear from the public about a proposed mixed-use housing project slated for 12444 Venice Boulevard.
August 8, 2016
Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share Nears 30,000 Active Users
Eight months after Santa Monica launched the first public bike-share program in L.A. County, the system is working.
July 27, 2016
Open Thread: Coast, Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Event
Santa Monica closed off two miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday for its first-ever open streets event, Coast.
June 6, 2016