- The Expo Line Phase II construction is halfway completed, with many of the bridges nearing completion and the first segments of rail laid into the ground. (Daily Press, Mirror)
- SMMUSD joins push to reform Prop 13 and loopholes commercial companies use to avoid property tax reassessment. (Mirror)
- RAND to develop a “wellbeing index” using grant money awarded the city of Santa Monica from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge. (Mirror)
- Recreation and Parks Commission to discuss the possibility of opening fenced off land over the Mt. Olivet Reservoir, located at the eastern edge of the city and serving Santa Monica’s water system, to become an open “passive” park space while protecting essential infrastructure. (Lookout)
- Be mindful that coyotes have been spotted on Santa Monica streets recently. (Lookout)
- “The Art of Orchestrating Downtown Santa Monica Traffic” (Lookout)
- Downtown Santa Monica awarded for newer approaches to managing downtown parking by International Downtown Association. (Lookout)
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