
2/6/08
SM Place remodel makes NY Times.
SMCLC is quoted ... read
1/16/08
SMCLC Files Initiative to Fight Traffic and Limit Development ... read
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1/5/08
SMCLC Set to Launch Traffic Initiative to Limit Commercial Development... read
1/5/08
SMCLC endorses Measure R... read
12/31/07
Quote of the day:
"For the second year in a row, the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City wins the 'Best Civic Group' Sammy for being a voice for responsible development and traffic management. If only somebody in City Hall
would take heed."
– Bill Bauer, SM Daily Press
My Write / 'Sammy' Awards
11/26/07
SMCLC and Neighborhood Groups object to development proposed for the Village Trailer Park... read
11/26/07
SMCLC supports sustainability evaluations for development proposals... read
11/13/07
SMCLC and Neighborhood Groups object to discussions re: 2834 Colorado Avenue until General Plan and related Zoning completed... read
10/25/07
SMCLC leads community effort stating City action is needed now in implementing a new traffic impact methodology... read
10/15/07
Four More Community Leaders sign on with SMCLC: Mark Armour, Joel Brand, Darrell Clarke, Maria Loya... read member profiles
10/11/07
SMCLC again asks the city to fund a new traffic impact methodology... read
10/9/07
SMCLC supports effort of city to control airport usage... read
10/1/07
LA Times article: Lots of Traffic, Little Data – L.A. doesn't save data on traffic growth... read
9/25/07
Quote of the Day:
“Population growth has added immeasurable traffic loads on city roadways. Heavy traffic and congestion contribute to greater risk taking by motorist in an effort to reduce their travel time.”
– Timothy J. Jackman, SM Police Chief
(staff report proposing pilot red light camera program)
9/5/07
SMCLC objects to a proposal that would "decouple" parking from new residential construction downtown... read
8/28/07
SMCLC urges Council to reject a proposed development agreement ordinance... read
8/21/07
SMCLC Tells the City its Initial Study for Santa Monica Place is Woefully Deficient... read
8/18/07
SM Daily Press Q-line asked: Do you think the City Council should enact a freeze on all building or would such a measure be overkill?... read
8/14/07
SMCLC objects to development proposed for the Village Trailer Park... read
8/13/07
SMDP: Residents' concerns may lead to changes to the General Plan... read
City staff 'information item' report to City Council... read
8/9/07
LA Times article: Experts, residents unsure of new downtown rules' effect... read
8/6/07
LA Times article: Southern California is becoming a tight fit... read
7/31/07
LA Times article: Two on the (L.A.) council want planners to find more accurate ways to predict the effect of a raft of new building projects on roadways... read
7/26/07
Council directs staff to prepare an interim development standards for industrial area... read
7/15/07
SMCLC asks residents to support building moratorium... read
7/13/07
The LA Times features two articles on area growth... read
6/30/07
SM Daily Press readers respond with emphatic support for rethinking development strategy and enacting a building moratorium... read
6/30/07
LA Times: Research casts doubt on the region's strategy of pushing transit-oriented residential projects to get people out of cars... read
6/26/07
SMCLC Sends Letter to Council Supporting Reappointment of Darrell Clarke to Planning Commission... read
6/19/07
SMCLC Urges Planning Commission to Recommend Building Moratorium... read
6/6/07
SMCLC and Neighborhood Group Leaders Meet with City About Building Moratorium until LUCE Adopted... read
5/22/07
OPA Petitions for Livable Boulevard... read
4/24/07
SMCLC Supports Review of Large SRO Projects... read
4/11/07
Letter to our Friends and Supporters: Here's What We've Been Up To. ... read
3/07/07
Macerich plans remodel of SM Place. "There won't be an expansion"... read
1/5/07
SMCLC Urges Council to Retain Public Review... read
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