At Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.’s Annual Meeting on August 31, 2017, Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer delivered these remarks reflecting on highlights from 2017 so far, as well as the opportunities and challenges ahead. These remarks originally appeared on the city’s…
The following is a message from Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Ben Drati regarding President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We understand the concern and fear felt by our families…
The following is by Susan Cline, city of Santa Monica public works director and Gigi Decavalles-Hughes, city of Santa Monica finance director. Santa Monica City Hall is an iconic and historic building that has served this community well for the last…
The following is a letter sent by a recent Santa Monica resident to the City Council. It is reprinted here with his permission. Dear City Leaders, I am writing regarding the Downtown Specific Plan. Although prior engagements prevent me from…
The following is a letter from Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer addressing the recent deaths of three young people in the community. I received the devastating news of the tragic circumstances that led to the death of Samohi freshman Andre…
This post was written by Kathy Seal, co-chair of Friends4Expo Transit and was originally published on Streetsblog Los Angeles. Behind the May 20 opening of the Expo Line to Santa Monica lies the untold story of dozens of dedicated volunteers…
My friend Cindy is thinking of quitting her job. It pays well and has good benefits. It is challenging, but she’s done very well at it, and has moved up the ranks. She likes her coworkers and the work environment is…
