Sometime next year, partial demolition may begin at the storied Fairmont Miramar Hotel, where Greta Garbo once lived, for an expansion that will create stunning condos for the very rich, luxuriously appointed hotel staterooms and even a little affordable housing. Santa Monica city fathers are drooling over the prospect of new bed-tax revenue and street parking that will be freed up by the hotel's new parking structure. Plus, computer billionaire and Miramar owner Michael Dell will be City Hall's... More >>>