Vote Local Election Guide
We have been talking a lot about the shakeup in Santa Monica – and Westside Los Angeles – politics happening this year. Today’s election is the last chance you have to determine, out of the dozens of candidates running for…
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News about local politics in Santa Monica.
Why Are You Voting Tomorrow?
Tomorrow, polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. for the primary election for L.A. County offices, state offices and Congressional offices. For those who haven’t already sent in their ballots by mail, June 3 is your last chance…
Events: Fundraiser Concert on the Pier, City Council Considers Lower Speed Limits and New Car-Share Partner, and Don’t Forget to Vote!
Local rock band VENICE will be the featured performers May 29 at Rusty’s Surf Ranch on the Santa Monica Pier at a fundraiser in support of a Santa Monica cultural institution. Money raised at Thursday’s event will go to support…
Register Today to Vote in the June Primary
Today is the last day to register to vote if you want to to have a say in who will be on the ballot this November. It is easy and convenient to register online. With the June 3 primary election two…
City Council Scuttles Plans for Bergamot Transit Village
The City Council put to rest Tuesday night what has become one of the single-most divisive development projects Santa Monica has seen in decades when it voted 4-1 to rescind its approval of the Bergamot Transit Village development. After months…
Breaking News: City Council Rescinds Bergamot Transit Village Project
About seven years after negotiations began for a mixed commercial and residential project to replace the abandoned Papermate factory in Santa Monica’s former industrial corridor, it’s back to the drawing board. The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday night voted 4-1…
City Council Wants Rival Airport Initiative on November Ballot
There’s a new push to put the future of Santa Monica Airport before voters, but this time it’s coming from the City Council. As part of its Tuesday agenda, Mayor Pam O’Connor, Mayor Pro Tempore Terry O’Day and Council member…
Get Involved with the Vote Local Campaign!
Vote Local Poster Last week, Juan announced the Vote Local campaign. Recognizing that many members of Generation X, Generation Y, or the Millenials don’t always have time to attend four hour public meetings or lobby staff during the workday, our…
SMVote.org Makes It Easy for SaMo to Vote Local
This year’s election season promises to be a contentious one and a margin of a couple dozen votes could determine the course of the city’s future for decades to come. In order to make it easier to get involved in…
Introducing Next’s Vote Local Campaign
Consider this: 51% of Santa Monicans who are 18 or older who are also under 45. When you read the newspaper coverage of a local issue or listen or watch a hearing in City Hall, how many of those present…
AOPA, SMO and the Faults with the California Referendum Process
AOPA Filing 140425 He told me it was a petition to ban large planes from the airport. He told me if I signed it he would be able to eat tonight. He told me it would stop the airport land…
Mayor Pam O’Connor Is the Focus of Glowing Piece in The Guardian
Yesterday, the Guardian’s online-American edition published an Earth-Day piece praising the City of Santa Monica for its efforts to work with businesses to create a healthy and sustainable city. While the piece explored some of the recent and not-so-recent history…
Register Now If You Want to Have a Voice in SaMo’s Biggest Political Endorsement
While the November election is still months away, your chance to make a meaningful impact this election season begins today. Members of Santa Monica’s single-most powerful political organization will decide on August 3 who the group, Santa Monicans for Renters’…