As much as many like to complain about the legal fees racked up by the City of Santa Monica, the City Attorney’s Office is on a winning streak when it comes to the city’s highest profile lawsuits. Following a string…
Via Press Release: SANTA MONICA, Calif. – In a judgment handed down on June 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a challenge to an historic Consent Decree that allowed Santa Monica to shorten the runway…
Last night, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously rejected the staff proposal to cap the number of electric rental scooters in the city to 500 per operator and 1500 total. While the scooter cap could have been raised in the…
Tonight, the Santa Monica City Council is scheduled to vote on a series of regulations for “dockless electronic scooters” at their regularly scheduled 5:30 City Council meeting (item 7B on this agenda). The meeting is the city’s first attempt to regulate…
There are five statewide propositions on the spring primary ballot that voters will decide tomorrow. As with most ballot box measures, there are also campaigns underway to muddy the issues and confuse voters. Of those five measures, there is one…
Each year, the American Planning Association’s Los Angeles Chapter holds an award banquet to honor best practices, progressive projects and planning heroes. Santa Monica is often well represented at these banquets: past winners include Pam O’Connor, the city’s Land Use…
This weekend, the Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) will break ground on a new “Fire Station 1” at 1337 7th Street, one block away from the current station. Mayor Ted Winterer is celebrating the news as an important step for the city.…
Bike registration that works: online, powerful, free. Want to help protect your bike against theft? You can register your bike – free, right now – with BikeIndex.org by filling out the form below. If you are here to register a stolen bike,…
In the past couple of weeks, the Santa Monica Pier has been in the news for all the right reasons: the physical beginnings of the Green Pier Initiative and the new schedule for the Twilight Concert Series. Earlier this week,…
The Santa Monica History Museum opened a new exhibit last week entitled, “Santa Monica, a Look Back to 1902 from Today.” The exhibit blends 110 pictures found in a pamphlet from 1902 with shots retaken today by Michael Murphy and…
Yesterday, organizers submitted over 19,000 signatures to place a term limit proposal on this fall’s ballot for the City of Santa Monica. The initiative, if passed by a majority of voters, would limit the Council Members to serving three full…
Late last week, the Santa Monica Airport (SMO) announced that the runway shortening project completed last December is working. Comparing air traffic from March of 2016 to March of 2017, the airport saw a drop in jet traffic of 86%.…
The Los Angeles Press Club released their list of finalists for their 2017 Los Angeles Press Club Awards. Former Santa Monica Next editor Jason Islas is a finalist in four categories for excellence in online journalism for his work at…
This morning, the City of Santa Monica and much of Los Angeles County celebrated Bike to Work Day. The annual celebration of bike commuting traditionally features “pit stops” with goodies for bike commuters. For some, the day is a highlight…
It’s taken me nine days to get over the shock of losing Jason, but Santa Monica Next is ready to move on and is now actively looking for a new writer If you are interested, please contact me at damien@streetsblog.org.…
