The final draft of legislation must be submitted to the legislative clerk’s office 72 hours before it can be voted on. With a Friday deadline to pass legislation, the cutoff was 12:01 a.m. this morning, meaning it is now officially…
Earlier today, the California Assembly passed Senate Bill 71, legislation designed to make it easier to build bicycle, pedestrian, and transit facilities. The bill streamlines project delivery by reducing/eliminating required environmental studies. The legislation passed 56-1, with Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas)…
At tomorrow night’s City Council meeting, the Council is expected to “declare a fiscal emergency” (Agenda, Item 4s, direct link) and give City Manager Oliver Chi to “take all necessary steps to address, alleviate, and mitigate this emergency. The resolution…
OPA Sept 8 Monthly Meeting Monday: This month’s meeting will be at the Ocean Park Library (@ 2601 Main St.) starting with food and mingling at 6:00pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Here’s the zoom link and here’s…
With just days left in the legislative session, hopes for a smooth reauthorization of California’s Cap-and-Trade program evaporated last week when the Los Angeles County Legislative Delegation (L.A. Delegation) demanded a major reshaping of how revenues are spent. In a letter…
Wait, it’s campaign season already? With State Senator Ben Allen term-limited out of office, there’s been a cluster of qualified candidates that have announced their intention to run for the vacant seat in 2026. With the primary over 10 months…
Unfamiliar with the Santa Methica sign saga? I’m jealous. But I’m also not going to write up an explainer again. You can catchup here. Above photo by Joni Yung. In the summer of 2024, the Santa Monica Coalition seemed to…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. Original image via the Pier Corporation. Starting Sept. 1, the city of Santa Monica will partner with Film Santa Monica, a new entity of Santa Monica Travel & Tourism,…
As the legislature returned to session last week, Senate Bill 79, the Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF), was one of the pieces of legislation taking center stage. SB 79 would automatically upzone land…
Last week, Streetsblog California began posting short videos on a variety of social media channels. If you enjoy our mobility coverage, check us out at TikTok, Instagram, Facebook Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Below is embeds of our first five videos,…
Via the Santa Monica DOT’s “Take the Friendly Road” newsletter comes news that all bike lane enthusiasts have been waiting for. Santa Monica’s “Wonderful Bike Lane Paving Machine,” (WBLPM) more boringly (and accurately) known as a “3D Concrete Extruder” will…
Yesterday, U.S. High Speed Rail, a non-profit advocacy group co-chaired by former Republican Congressman and USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood, released the results of a new poll of California voters. The poll showed that the CA High-Speed Rail project remains popular…
The development team for a pair of housing projects on 7th street announced a virtual community meeting to discuss the project on Notice of Virtual Community Meeting on Thursday, September 11 from 6- 7:30 p.m. You can join the meeting…
HelloFresh, the largest meal kit delivery service in the U.S., has agreed to pay approximately $7.5 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit alleging that it violated the California Automatic Renewal Law. The lawsuit alleged that HelloFresh enrolled consumers in…
Next is continuing with a series with new coverage of the city council meetings with a series of shorts that tells the rest of the story that our larger pieces might miss. Last night’s meeting can be found on video…
