Streetsblog Legislative Update: May 2026
It feels like year since our last legislative update, but there’s been a lot of hearings, movement, amendments, and more that happened in the...
The Election Season Is Underway in Santa Monica
The race for three seats on the Santa Monica City Council is quickly coming into focus, with a growing field of candidates entering ahead...
Santa Monica Kicks Off Bike Month By Starting Automated Bike Lane Enforcement
The city of Santa Monica will begin automated enforcement of vehicles parked illegally in bike lanes on May 1, marking a first-in-California effort to use camera...
City Council Race Begins to Take Shape: Torosis, Negrete, Eli Gill, and Brett Morrow Are In
It may still be a few months until candidates can “pull papers” and officially begin their campaigns for City Council, but the past week...
Santa Monica Bets on Surveillance Tech with New “SMART” Crime Center
The Santa Monica Police Department has officially launched a new high-tech policing hub, the Santa Monica Analytical Real-Time Center (SMART Center), backed by more...
