The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica will honor four women Thursday night for their significant roles in shaping the beachside city. This is the 10th year the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica (LWVSM) have held the…
Rounding out nearly three decades with the city, Santa Monica Assistant City Manager Elaine Polachek announced last week that she will be retiring this July. The announcement came at the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce’s Organization of Women Leaders International…
A Republican congressmember from Louisiana is not happy with the deal struck between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the city of Santa Monica that would allow the municipality to close Santa Monica airport at the end of 2028. In…
The Santa Monica Police are investigating a collision on Lincoln Boulevard that has left one person dead, according to police officials. The crash, which involved one car and a pedestrian, happened early Thursday morning near the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard…
Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole sent a letter Tuesday to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), terminating a routine and cost-sharing agreement with the federal agency. The letter [PDF], which was addressed to ICE and Homeland Security Special Agent Joseph…
In order to assure the city benefits from some of the larger real estate development projects in town, the City Council negotiates development agreements (DAs) which guarantee affordable housing, traffic mitigation, money for parks, and other benefits for the city. A…
A report by California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office released Wednesday lays out the limits of state power to solve California’s worsening housing crisis. The report, the most recent in a series from the nonpartisan organization analyzing the causes and consequences of…
The Santa Monica Police Department will be on the lookout for traffic violations that contribute to crashes involving bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers this Friday, March 10 and Monday, March 13. “The Police Department periodically identifies locations where bike and pedestrian collisions…
Last night, Los Angeles voters soundly beat Measure S, a poorly-conceived and draconian attempt to control the city’s planning process at the ballot box. The defeat of Measure S comes only a few months after Santa Monica decisively rejected a…
At a press conference in San Francisco Friday, state legislators announced their plans to tackle California’s growing housing crisis. As a lack of new housing construction continues to make California unaffordable for all but the wealthiest households, Assemblymembers Phil Ting…
Santa Monica’s first open streets event — Coast — in June 2016 was such a success, it could become an annual fall event. According to an information item posted to the city’s website at the end of last month, city…
At tomorrow’s meeting, the Santa Monica City Council will consider adopting a resolution that makes clear the beachside city won’t cooperate with federal authorities on issues pertaining specifically to immigration. The resolution, released Friday afternoon, comes shortly after a city-sponsored…
The Santa Monica Police Department will be on the lookout for traffic violations that contribute to crashes involving bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers this Friday, February 24 and Monday, February 28 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. “The Police Department periodically identifies…
Editor’s note: Due to the sensitivity of the matter, at the request of the organizers, Santa Monica Next refrained from photographing the event. It was standing room only in the Thelma Terry Building at Virginia Avenue Park as crowds poured in…
Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) last week introduced AB 1506, a bill that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, the 1995 state law that weakened the strictest rent control laws in the state. The bill was co-authored by State…
