Sending Santa Monica’s Affordable Housing to Palmdale Is a Toxic Mix of Climate Denialism and Classism
Urban sprawl is the leading cause of air pollution, greenhouse gasses, wildfires, and other contributors to the global warming that is likely to end...
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Dark Money Group “A Brighter Future” Endorses Four Challengers in School Board Race (Updated)
Endorsements, and mailers that tout those endorsements, are a common place in Santa Monica politics. Local news covers endorsements from political parties such as Santa Monicans for Renters Rights or Santa Monica Forward. Statewide and regional groups such as Streets for All and the Sierra Club blast out endorsement announcements to hundreds or thousands of people on mailing lists.
Bayside Owners Association’s Quest for Armed Personnel on the Promenade
This is part 2 of a series on Downtown Santa Monica. Part 3 will look at the close relationship between council members and the...
Can Santa Monica Residents Represent the City of Santa Monica on the Downtown Board?
A group of property owners who have sought greater influence in the affairs of the organization formed the Santa Monica Bayside Owners’ Association. The group has argued that Santa Monica residents are not downtown stakeholders because they haven’t invested their money in the downtown, a view supported by Councilmember Phil Brock.
