The Santa Monica City Council voted this week to move forward with plans for a city-sponsored float in the 2027 Tournament of Roses Parade, approving a budget of up to $650,000 and launching a fundraising campaign intended to offset much…
A coalition of 28 California legislators is calling on Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders to protect hundreds of millions of dollars in transit funding that they say is threatened by both proposed changes to the state’s Cap-and-Trade program and…
The Santa Monica City Council voted Tuesday night to accept more than $10.5 million in state and county grants to advance planning and development of the future Great Park at the site of the Santa Monica Airport. The funding includes…
Image: The “new map” on the city’s website showing the four neighborhood organizations taking part in the city’s grant program. Last month, the City of Santa Monica changed its website for community involvement by reducing the number of recognized neighborhood…
All photos: Joe Linton Santa Monica is installing concrete-curb-protected bike lanes on two well-biked east-west streets: Colorado Avenue and Broadway. Streetsblog was in the area last weekend and rode the Colorado Avenue facility, which appears complete. The one-way westbound Colorado bikeway…
(Update, 6/15/26: The signature gathering campaign mentioned below is for the 2028 ballot.) Earlier this week, Santa Monica Next reported that the measure that would allow housing to be built on the land that is currently the Santa Monica Airport.…
“Well, the good news is, we’ll have plenty of chances to educate,” sighed one bicycle safety advocate to me after a series of well-intentioned but harmful e-bike legislation moved in the Assembly Transportation Committee last April. But while all sorts…
“No better day to ride the D (train) than election day,” posted Tom Steyer Tuesday morning at 11:12 a.m. on X. The problem isn’t that Steyer talked about transit on election day. The problem is that he waited until election day. California voters…
With the June primary largely settled and two major local announcements arriving on the same day, the contours of Santa Monica’s November election are finally coming into focus. While some uncertainty remains around who else may enter local races, voters…
(Update: Cloverfield Commons has released a letter stating that the measure is still on. Read all about it. Original reporting below.) (Update Again: The measure is on hold until 2028 at the earliest. Signature gathering continues.) Here’s a piece of…
Yesterday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors met with a full agenda. When the meeting was over, the Board had appointed a new chair, approved the staff recommendation for a team to oversee track construction, and formally approved…
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted Friday to approve sweeping changes to the state’s cap-and-trade (or cap-and-invest) program, moving forward despite warnings from transit agencies, affordable housing advocates, environmental organizations, and local elected officials that the proposal could divert…
Big Blue Bus riders can now pay their fare by simply tapping a contactless credit or debit card, or a mobile wallet such as Apple Pay or Google Pay, directly on the bus fare validator. The update was rolled out…
The first half of the story was written with an AI Assist. This week, the city council approved a memorandum of understanding with the California Coastal Commission (Agenda, Item 4I) establishing a framework to pursue a fully certified Local Coastal…
With the June 2, 2026, Election Day approaching, California election officials are encouraging voters to make a plan now for returning their ballots or voting in person. Because California conducts elections primarily by mail, most registered voters have already received…
