City Promises 4-Way Stop Sign at Deadly Intersection of Idaho and 19th Street
This weekend, Councilmember Caroline Torosis announced that the City of Santa Monica will install a 4-way stop sign at the intersection of Idaho and 19th Street where two crashes occurred within weeks of one...
Council Backs March Ballot Proposition to Overhaul How State Battles Mental Illness, Drug Addiction...
Next March 5, on primary election day, the California voters will have an opportunity to pass Ballot Proposition One. Prop One was put on the ballot by the legislature with super majorities and Governor...
Don’t Feed the Birds! Council Moves to Clean Water Near Pier
The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday approved an ordinance to prohibit the distribution of food to birds and animals at beaches and the Pier in an effort to improve water quality.
“Studies have identified high...
Council Unanimously Backs More Resources, and Vision, for Vision Zero
“One of the issues that we can all agree on is we want our streets to be safe for all people,” stated Natalya Zernitskaya at the start of public comment on the “Vision Zero...
Council Examines Vision Zero Priorities After Repeated Crashes at Idaho and 19th
They say the first step to correcting a problem is to admit you have one. Despite a sterling reputation amongst American cities for creating safe places for bicyclists and pedestrians to move throughout the...
CAPTI Falls Short of its Climate Promise
The Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) is meant to help decarbonize California’s transportation systems. But the state continues to devote the bulk of its transportation budget to projects that encourage car travel....
Tragedy at 19th and Idaho and Street Safety Decisions
On October 27th, a 69-year old local resident was killed by a driver of a vehicle in a traffic collision at 19th St and Idaho Avenue in the Wilmont neighborhood of Santa Monica. This...
A quick update on our site
So, you might have noticed that things still look the same...
Over the weekend, we were able to handle all the behind-the-scenes work on the website, but didn't get to finish the redesign. We will...
Pardon Our Dust During A Site Overhaul, and We’ll See You Monday
Santa Monica Next will be undergoing a reasonably large overhaul the next couple of days including migrating the domain, migrating the website, transferring our security and uploading a new skin all at once.
The...
Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica Extending Michigan Greenway
Construction is well underway on Santa Monica's 20th Street Bike and Pedestrian Improvements project, which is extending the city's Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway (MANGo) eastward a couple blocks, including getting it over the 10 Freeway.
The small...
Conspiracy theories Win Again: Council Votes Against Minor Change to Mayoral Selection Process
"I apparently set off conspiracy theory excitement in the city," Mayor Gleam Davis half-joked when introducing a motion that would have made a minor altercation to the city’s rules for selecting a Mayor.
The motion...
Council Supports Ballot Measure That Could Eventually Lead to More Rent Control
Last night, the City Council voted 4-1-2 to support the Justice for Renters Act that will appear on the November 2024 ballot. The measure would repeal the Costa Hawkins Act and give municipalities greater...
Behind the Imaginary Plot to Keep Phil Brock from Becoming Mayor
It seems that every two weeks a new absurd conspiracy theory pops up between when the city uploads the agenda for the new City Council meeting and when the meeting happens. Tonight’s meeting is...
Transportation News Roundup: Gupta’s Official, Options for Broadway, BBB Survey
Anuj Gupta has been named permanent SaMoDOT director after a nationwide search. As Deputy City Manager, Gupta stepped into the interim role after the retirement of Ed King. Read more.
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Meet the new Boss, Same As the Old Boss: Anuj Gupta Named Director of...
Yesterday, City Manager David White announced that the “nation wide search” for a new head of the Santa Monica Department of Transportation had concluded and that interim director Anuj Gupta would continue at the...
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