Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
A bill that was introduced last year – S.B. 768, from Senator Anna Caballero (D-Fresno) – attempted to exempt rural and suburban areas from new rules under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). It didn’t go anywhere, because as it was…
“Let’s talk about the promises we are keeping,” said Governor Newsom at the announcement of his proposed 2024-25 budget yesterday. “California’s climate commitment us up there.” Then he outlined his budget proposal, which includes multiple cuts to the state programs that…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. Qualifying individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health or substance abuse issues who commit a misdemeanor in Santa Monica will now have access to a monthly Shelter, Treatment, and Empowerment Program, known as STEP…
SCAG is on track to miss CARB VMT reduction targets What’s on your calendar for 2050? Not sure? Well, what about the calendar for your community – for how it will look and how people will get around twenty years…
The following is a press release form the City of Santa Monica. The city of Santa Monica has issued a public notice and request for letters of interest for the revitalization of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium as an entertainment,…
The following article was written by Written by Diana Bouchaaya, Communications Specialist for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) proudly congratulates the Santa Monica High School (Samohi) Viking Marching Band for an exceptional…
The following is a press release from Santa Monica Community College. For 33 consecutive years, Santa Monica College (SMC) has maintained a streak as the No.1 transfer college to the University of California (UC) system, per 2022-2023 transfer data released by the UC Information Center. SMC sent 1,086…
The California legislature, recognizing that its recent funding bump for public transportation is not enough to address the many critical issues faced by transit agencies, called for the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to convene a task force to find solutions. On…
2023 may be over, but here’s a look back at some pending issues that Streetsblog L.A. hoped might be finished by now. Downtown LA Metro Station Bike/Walk Connections Metro, with sign-off from the L.A. City Transportation Department (LADOT), shortchanged riders walking…
This post first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Metro is considering making some minor changes to its costly inefficient MicroTransit pilot, called Metro Micro. The agency is receiving public input via email and at several meetings this month – see meeting…
You guessed it, this post first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. It’s time for Streetsblog L.A. editor Joe Linton to make some predictions for 2023. Note that in the past, my overly-rosy predictions were not all that successful, so don’t take…
Southern California transit ridership had a pretty good year. Metro ridership, recently increasing, continued its upward trends. This week, Metro released November ridership figures showing an 11.3 percent increase in total system ridership compared to November 2022. Many Streetsblog readers know how…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. The annual Polar Bear Plunge at the Annenberg Community Beach House will take place on Sat., Jan. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., marking the start of a…
The following is a press release from the Office of Supervisor Lindsey Hovarth Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors took a meaningful step to realize Los Angeles County’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 by creating a climate budget to…
The following article first appeared at SantaMonica.gov On Sept. 26, the Santa Monica City Council demonstrated its continued commitment to supporting downtown’s economic recovery by extending a variety of administrative changes that give potential commercial uses greater flexibility in the…
