Press Advisory:  Michael Feinstein City Council Campaign Announcement and Kickoff, Tuesday, June 17 in Tongva Park

Former Santa Monica Mayor and City Councilmember Michael Feinstein will announce his 2014 City Council campaign Tuesday, June 17th.  Feinstein served two terms on...

A recent decision by federal regulators to allow Internet providers to charge companies higher rates for access to faster Internet service has been roundly criticized as http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/April-2014/04_29_2014_Santa_Monicas_Alternative_to_Big_Business_Internet_Providers.html

Santa Monica’s powerful tenants’ rights group voted Saturday to oppose an effort that would put the future of the bayside city’s century-old airport on the ballot in November.http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/April-2014/04_17_2014_Santa_Monicans_for_Renters_Rights_Says_No_to_Airport_Ballot_Initiative.html

City Hall may appeal a decision by a federal judge in February to throw out a lawsuit that officials had hoped would settle a long-standing feud with the http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/April-2014/04_10_2014_Santa_Monica_Keeps_Options_Open_in_Lawsuit_against_the_FAA.html

Supporters of Santa Monica Airport can move forward with a ballot initiative to put the future of the century-old airfield before the voters in November.http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/April-2014/04_08_2014_Ballot_Initiative_to_Preserve_Santa_Monica_Airport_Moves_Forward.htmle

A citywide survey to gauge residents’ attitudes about development didn’t seem to change the minds of City Council members, who got their first chance to parse the results Tuesday.http://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/March-2014/03_20_2014_Santa_Monica_City_Council_Grapples_with_Survey_on_Development.html

Recent phone calls to local households asking about the future of Santa Monica Airport has opponents of the century-old airfield worried.

http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/February-2014/02_24_2014_New_Poll_on_the_Future_of_Santa_Monica_Airport_Alarms_Activists.html

At the same time that the City of Santa Monica is exploring all options to confirm its rights over the land it owns at Santa Monica Airport, so that it can close the airport in 2015 when its 1984 Settlement http://airport2park.org/pollsters-promote-airport-handcuffs-santa-monica/

Election season in Santa Monica got off to an early start Tuesday when political newcomer Ken Robin announced his bid for City Council.http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/February-2014/02_12_2014_Election_Season_Kicks_Off_in_Santa_Monica.html

Village Tuesday night, the conversation about the mixed-use, transit-oriented development is far from over.http://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/February-2014/02_06_2014_Santa_Monicas_Former_Mayors_Sound_Off_on_Bergamot_Transit_Village.html

The fate of a controversial development agreement (DA) considered to be the largest ever in Santa Monica at 1681 26th Street and would transform a portion of Bergamot Station into combined commercial,http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/City-Council-To-Continue-Hines-Development-Deliberations-On-Tuesday/39418

Tuesday’s City Council public hearing on the proposed Bergamot Transit Village (BTV) is a once in a few decades opportunity for our community, http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/letters/Letters-2014/01_28_2014_Letter_Santa_Monicas_Bergamot_Transit_Village_Story_Not_Yet_Finished.html

By Jonathan Friedman, Associate Editor, Santa Monica Lookout.

June 10, 2014 --Ten years after being voted off the Santa Monica City Council, former Mayor Mike Feinstein is eyeing a return to the dais.

Feinstein, who served two terms on...

A controversial agreement for a mixed-use development approved by the City Council earlier this year will not go forward after the council voted http://www.santamonicalookout.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2014/May-2014/05_14_2014_Council_Repeals_Approval_of_Controversial_Development.html

Former Santa Monica Mayor Michael Feinstein provides a historical context for the residents referendum on the Bergamot Transit Village/Hines Development Agreement at the May 13, 2014 meeting of the Santa Monica City Council

On March 11, 2014 Santa Monica residents handed in 15,512 referendum signatures against the 765,095 sq. foot Bergamot Transit Village project approved by the City Council. On April 24 the Council received official notice that the referendum qualified for the ballot. On  May 13, the Council will decide whether...