News from Santa Monica.
Update, Friday, October 11 – An earlier version of this story stated that the Assessor failed to correctly create the tax bill for Santa Monica. The Assessor’s office does not do billing, it assesses value of property. We regret this…
This post is a lightly edited press release provided by EAH Housing. Last week, EAH Housing cut the ribbon on The Laurel, a supportive housing project in the Pico Neighborhood. Located at 1413 Michigan Avenue, the four-story building will comprise…
Two of Santa Monica’s news outlets are on the record endorsing candidate slates in this year’s City Council elections. Unsurprisingly, the progressive Westside Voice has endorsed the progressive “United Democratic Slate” while Santa Monica Observer endorsed the “Safer Santa Monica”…
After the first financial disclosure forms in the City Council race were submitted, it was clear that yet again the bulk of the campaign spending would come from Political Action Committees. Natalya Zernitskaya’s campaign has raised the most money of…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. The City Council adopted amendments to the building code on Tuesday that will continue Santa Monica’s leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Energy Performance Approach, adopted unanimously,…
Santa Monica Next contributor Jason Mastbaum used public comment at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Santa Monica City Council to confront De la Torre about accusations unearthed by Next over de la Torre’s work as executive director of the Pico…
Editor’s note: A Week Without Driving is a national event sponsored by America Walks, taking place from September 30 through October 6 this year. Streetsblog boardmember Abby Arnold is taking part in it this year, and plans to write about her experience.…
The “ethics for thee and not for me” City Council strikes again. Last night, the Santa Monica City Council voted to postpone “indefinitely” an ordinance prepared by staff that banned Councilmembers from accepting gifts after City Council votes (Agenda, Item…
The quotes in this article are taken from a January 2013 city staff report which recommended to city council that they should withdraw funding from the Pico Youth Family Center (PYFC). At the time, now-Councilmember Oscar de la Torre was…
Image: Newsom and Gonzalez from when he actually signed a piece of her legislation last year. That bill expanded paid sick leave. Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation designed to provide for a plan to make California’s schools…
The 1/8-mile-long facility includes two short stretches of bike/walk path and a block of two-way protected bike lanes. These connect the neighborhood greenway across the 10 Freeway to within easy bike/walk distance of Crossroads schools and the Metro E Line…
Outreach for the post-airport future on the land where Santa Monica Airport now resides began “Phase 2” earlier today when the city opened a new survey designed to receive feedback from residents, business owners and other stakeholders. According to the…
Image: Question 14: Santa Monica is currently park poor. From 1928 to 1941 we had a 100+ acre great park on what is now Santa Monica Airport property. When the airport closes in 2028, do you support gradually restoring our…
The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the region’s largest labor organization, has made its pick for the 2024 City Council election by announcing its endorsement of Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell, and Natalya Zernitskaya. “The Fed” noted it…
In an article published on Friday, Santa Monica Daily Press editor Matt Hall repeats Oscar de la Torre’s false claims about what René Bobadilla said in his offer withdrawing his acceptance of the city manager position in June 2021. The…
