News about local politics in Santa Monica.
One of the major issues facing Santa Monica voters on November 4 will be whether to approve ballot measures H and HH. The companion measures, if approved by voters, would create a new local funding source for the production and…
In an election season that has been dominated by discussion of development, traffic, and the relationship between the two, precious little time has been spent on the deadly cost of car-culture measured in the loss of human lives. In fact,…
It’s safe to say that the 2014 election in Santa Monica has been about two issues: the question of how the city should grow and the future of the Santa Monica Airport. Efforts to pass a ballot Measure (Measure D)…
Sometimes, up is down in Westside politics and when it comes to environmental policy, that seems to be all too true this year. While the Sierra Club has a general policy position in support of urban infill development as a…
Today is the final day to register to vote in California for those who want to participate in the November 4 election. This upcoming election is critical for the future of our city, with three City Council seats up for grabs and four…
It’s almost time to go to the polls, Santa Monica, and to help you make an informed decision, Santa Monica City TV presents “Council Candidates Live!,” a two-day interactive candidate forum. Remember that Monday is also the last day to…
We sat down with five-year Santa Monica resident and City Council candidate Nick Boles at his apartment in the mid-city area where he lives with his two roommates. Boles, who is making is first bid for a seat on the…
Two weeks ago, the California Bicycle Coalition — the state’s leading bicycle advocacy organization — announced that it had made a rare endorsement in a local race, backing Santa Monica Mayor Pam O’Connor’s reelection bid to the City Council. CalBike officials said that the…
Last week, the California Bicycle Coalition — the state’s leading bicycle advocacy organization — announced that it had made a rare endorsement in a local race, backing Santa Monica Mayor Pam O’Connor’s reelection bid to the City Council. CalBike officials said that…
CityTV, Santa Monica’s award-winning public access television station, is making it easy for you to hear from each of the candidates running for local office. CityTV — working with the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica — recorded a…
The California Bicycle Coalition, the state’s leading bicycle advocacy organization, has backed Mayor Pam O’Connor’s bid for reelection to the Santa Monica City Council this November. While CalBike has lobbied for state legislation and policies to enable more people to bicycle since…
State Assemblymember Richard Bloom may have been the first Santa Monica City Council member to make the leap to Sacramento, but he has not forgotten his roots. The representative of Assembly District 50, which includes Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Malibu,…
Santa Monica, like its neighboring cities, is currently in the midst of an unprecedented housing affordability crisis. Rising rents and stagnant wages are putting unsustainable financial strain on working families. Santa Monica, in an effort to help create more permanent affordable homes in…
If you couldn’t make it out last Monday for the City Council candidate forum cohosted by the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica and Santa Monica Next, you’re in luck. The video is now online. Due to technical difficulties, the…
You’re going to hear a lot of arguments for and against ballot Measures D and LC in the coming weeks. Santa Monica Next urges you to vote Yes on Measure LC, No on Measure D this election. The campaign for Measure D,…
