Santa Monica Daily Press

Planning Commission Chair Shawn Landres and Councilmember Kevin McKeown are but a few of the local voices who have expressed a desire to continue virtual comments and meetings, and they may soon get their wish. Landres penned an article in April that detailed the need for continued opportunities for remote and in-person, real-time public comment […]

Planning Commission Chair Shawn Landres, who was one of the two no-votes, highlighted flaws in the project’s solution to handle automotive and pedestrian traffic in the area. He reiterated his point this week and said it also felt hypocritical to recommend that Council ban all commercial developments in the city one week and then, the

As to which city wields more cultural clout, Shawn Landres says it’s definitely Los Angeles: “Jewish culture creation has shifted west as writers’ rooms and artists have broadly consolidated here.” When it comes to the Jewish power centre, however, Landres says it’s neither New York nor Los Angeles. It’s Washington DC. 

Planning Commission Chair Shawn Landres …pushed for a plan to make the Promenade accessible to small entrepreneurs, women, people of color, African-Americans and others who need access to places like the Promenade in order to grow. He also drew the council’s attention to the fact that commissioners only approved the ordinance back in October with

Commissioner Shawn Landres asked staff to research if City policy puts limitations on the fees associated with condo ownership for low-income buyers. “I think we should find out because there’s not much point approving housing, that is literally unsalable because the very people who are given an opportunity to buy it cannot then afford to

The City Council appointed Shawn Landres to the Planning Commission at its meeting on August 14th.