News from Santa Monica.
This post originally ran on Streetsblog CA. Replacing LOS with VMT is a milestone in aligning transportation metrics with community values On Monday, the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research released an update to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).…
Early Tuesday morning, another person was killed in a traffic incident on Pacific Coast Highway, bringing the number of people killed in traffic incidents in Santa Monica in 2017 to eight. According to the Daily News, a pedestrian was struck…
Advocates of splitting the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District rejected overtures of compromise from Superintendent Ben Drati late last week, ahead of another hearing on the matter before the School Board Thursday. According to The Malibu Times, Malibu City Councilmember…
This post original appeared on Streetsblog California. Now that Senate Bill 1 has taken effect, and gas taxes have increased by twelve cents, the battle for the hearts and minds of Californians has begun in earnest. Depending to whom you listen,…
Late Sunday night a man was killed in Santa Monica after being struck by an Expo line train, according to authorities. Around 11 p.m. on November 5, the police received a call about a pedestrian struck by a westbound train…
For the sixth year running, Santa Monica celebrated Día de los Muertos at the city-operated Woodlawn Cemetery Saturday. From noon to 3 p.m., the loop that runs through the cemetery was closed to vehicle traffic and was lined with booths where…
Two years ago, Santa Monica launched Los Angeles County’s first public bike-share system and on Saturday, the city aims to celebrate. From 10 a.m. to noon, join Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer for a community bike ride culminating with a…
Santa Monica has joined dozens of other local governments and signed on to two separate amicus briefs designed to uphold LGBTQ and immigrant rights. One brief, signed by a coalition of 26 cities and counties, is in defense of the…
According to an email sent to parents by Santa Monica High School Principal Antonio Shelton, the students were dismissed early Friday due to “a bomb threat that was received at the switchboard.” In the email, Shelton noted, “The Santa Monica…
While riding his bike north on Pacific Coast Highway around 7 p.m. on October 15, 23-year-old Kazumasa Nozaki was hit from behind by a driver and killed. Witnesses say that the driver attempted to flee but was chased down by…
The Santa Monica Democratic Club will host L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, and City Manager Rick Cole tonight for a forum on housing and homelessness. From 6 to 9 p.m. at the Santa Monica Public Library, the…
Due to extreme heat and high winds, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will operate at minimum day schedules Wednesday and will allow parents to take their children out of school early. Superintendent Ben Drati sent an email to parents…
Late last month, Governor Jerry Brown signed a package of 15 bills designed to begin addressing California’s historic housing crisis. Among those bills, the ones that received perhaps the most media attention were Senate Bills (S.B.) 2 and 3 —…
After a brief delay, plans to shorten the runway at Santa Monica Airport will move forward, according to city officials. A letter by Santa Monica Airport Director Stelios Makrides sent to media Tuesday confirmed that a temporary court order preventing…
After missing the original opening date last month, the city began installation today on Santa Monica’s first dedicated bus lanes. The city began striping the lanes, which will replace the parking lanes on Lincoln Boulevard south of Olympic Boulevard during rush…
