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.
Aligning Santa Monica’s assets to its mission
This post, by Frank Gruber and Juan Matute, first appeared on The Healthy City Local.We wrote in our last piece that although the City of Santa Monica...
A Local New Deal for Santa Monica
This post, by Frank Gruber and Juan Matute, first appeared on The Healthy City Local.The City of Santa Monica is experiencing a financial crisis...
