Editor’s Note: Below is the most recent installment in a series about Santa Monica’s 2014 municipal election by long-time political observer and former City Council candidate, Frank Gruber. This post originally appeared on Gruber’s personal blog, The Healthy City Local. Going back in history,…
Editor’s note: Below is the third in a series of blog posts by former City Council Candidate and long-time political observer, Frank Gruber, taking a closer look at the November 2014 election. This post and his previous two posts were both originally posted…
Editor’s note: Below is the second in a series of blog posts by former City Council Candidate and long-time political observer, Frank Gruber, taking a closer look at the November 2014 election. This post and his first, “Back to What…
The results came in about 3 a.m. this morning and Santa Monica officially has a new City Council. Pam O’Connor was reelected, as was her colleague Kevin McKeown. They will be joined on the dais by newcomer Sue Himmelrich. Anti-development…
I’m going to admit it. As a former political operative turned activist turned journalist, I have a pretty high threshold for what I consider unfair or dirty campaigning. That being said, I’ve been unpleasantly surprised by the tricks, vitriol and…
It is election season in Santa Monica and, as a result, there is a lot of rhetoric being tossed around. This year, the candidate field for City Council is awash with folks stumping against “overdevelopment,” claiming the beachside city has…
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…
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…
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…
Join us today at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Branch Library in Downtown Santa Monica (601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica) for a chance to hear the 14 candidates running for three seats on the Santa Monica City Council talk…
We are excited for our upcoming City Council Candidate Forum with the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund! We are so excited, in fact, that we couldn’t wait to introduce you to the two people who will…
Santa Monica Next and Streetsblog Los Angeles is proud to announce that The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund will co-sponsor our City Council candidate forum next month. The Santa Monica branch of the nonpartisan political organization will join Next and Streetsblog Los Angeles…
The filing period officially ended Wednesday for anyone considering running for elected office in Santa Monica, which means we have semi-official lineups for the bayside city’s four races this November. This year promises to be an important one for local…
The 11-person steering committee in charge of Santa Monicans for Renters’ Right, the city’s single-most influential political organization, announced the group’s endorsements for City Council Sunday. A week after the SMRR members made local history by failing, for the first…
