2/6/08
SM Place remodel makes NY Times.
SMCLC is quoted ...
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1/16/08
SMCLC Files Initiative to Fight Traffic and Limit Development ...
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1/5/08
SMCLC Set to Launch Traffic Initiative to Limit Commercial Development...
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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...
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11/26/07
SMCLC supports sustainability evaluations for development proposals...
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11/13/07
SMCLC and Neighborhood Groups object to discussions re: 2834 Colorado Avenue until General Plan and related Zoning completed...
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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...
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10/12/07
Quote of the Day:
"We've had several fatal accidents Downtown. The traffic issues are huge. Congestion is a big deal . . . ."
-- Police Chief Tim Jackman

10/11/07
SMCLC again asks the city to fund a new traffic impact methodology...
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10/9/07
SMCLC supports effort of city to control airport usage...
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10/1/07
LA Times article: Lots of Traffic, Little Data – L.A. doesn't save data on traffic growth...
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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...
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8/28/07
SMCLC urges Council to reject a proposed development agreement ordinance...
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8/21/07
SMCLC Tells the City its Initial Study for Santa Monica Place is Woefully Deficient...
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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?...
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8/14/07
SMCLC objects to development proposed for the Village Trailer Park...
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8/13/07
SMDP: Residents' concerns may lead to changes to the General Plan...
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City staff 'information item' report to City Council... read


8/9/07
LA Times article: Experts, residents unsure of new downtown rules' effect...
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8/6/07
LA Times article: Southern California is becoming a tight fit...
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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...
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7/26/07
Council directs staff to prepare an interim development standards for industrial area...
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7/15/07
SMCLC asks residents to support building moratorium...
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7/13/07
The LA Times features two articles on area growth...
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6/30/07
SM Daily Press readers respond with emphatic support for rethinking development strategy and enacting a building moratorium...
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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...
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6/26/07
SMCLC Sends Letter to Council Supporting Reappointment of Darrell Clarke to Planning Commission...
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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...
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4/11/07
Letter to our Friends and Supporters: Here's What We've Been Up To. ...
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3/07/07
Macerich plans remodel of SM Place. "There won't be an expansion"...
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1/5/07
SMCLC Urges Council to Retain Public Review...
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