In an interview with the Daily Press held late last afternoon, Mayor Phil Brock said he still wasn’t sure what the results of the local election would be. But after yesterday’s updated vote totals, there are only about 3,500 votes…
Santa Monica Approves Ballot Measures to Raise Revenue for Schools, Roads and Public Safety While Santa Monicans are still waiting for the final word on whether or not Mayor Phil Brock makes a miraculous comeback in the late vote, the…
As progressives across the country mourned the results of the national election, progressives in Santa Monica could take solace that the progressive United Democratic Slate of Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell, and Natalya Zernitskaya appear to have won a…
To. The. Polls. Tomorrow is finally election day in Santa Monica and across the country. Many of you have voted already. I know I have. But for anyone waiting until election day, we offer the following guide to election day…
Ted Winterer is a former Mayor of Santa Monica and City Councilmember. He is still active as a political activist with Communities for Excellent Public Schools. There’s been a heated debate on these pages about the potential impact of SB…
Main Street HOWL-O-WEEN Event & Pet Costume Contest (Sunday 3 – 6pm): Enjoy a spooktacular afternoon at the annual Main St. HOWL-O-WEEN event. Dress up your furry friend in their best costume and enter the Costume Contest for a chance to win…
Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets shares this list of safety tips for tonight. You can join their efforts to make Santa Monica a safer city to walk, bike, take transit or even drive a car, here. Unfortunately, pedestrian fatalities…
At last week’s City Council meeting, businesses and restaurants on the Promenade got a double dose of good news. First, the city reported that vacancy is down to less than one in six buildings, well down from the 40% number…
The following announcement comes from the Big Blue Bus. Image:Skycaptain2/Flickr The city of Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus will host a free community event to celebrate the grand opening of Little Blue Dog Run, its new off-leash dog run, on Saturday,…
Santa Monica is well known for having one of the biggest and baddest Walk/Bike/Scoot/Bus to school days in the country with its uniquely branded Bike It! Walk It! Bus It! Week held in early October. One facet of the event…
Los Angeles Metro is seeking input from interested parties about what they would like to see for an affordable housing development that will be built near to the 17th Street/Santa Monica College rail stop. Metro has released a survey and…
Much of the media focus on last Tuesday’s City Council meeting focused on the wild back-and-forth over the alleged anti-semitic comments made by Councilmember Oscar de la Torre. But the City Council also had a vote (Agenda, Item 14a) on…
Photo: Mobility for Who/Twitter Alert Twitter User Mobility for Who spotted new curb-protected bike lanes being installed on 26th Street as part of the Bergamot Area First Mile/Last Mile Improvements project, which implements the station area plan approved by the…
Tuesday’s City Council meeting was the last one before Santa Monica votes on who will represent them on four of the seven seats on the City Council. With two incumbent candidates on the dais, one of whom has been mired…
The following article was first published at the Santa Monica Conservancy. City Council members make crucial decisions on landmark nominations, zoning constraints and incentives, and other matters affecting our cultural resources. To help our members and friends evaluate the candidates’…
