Coming up this week, things are getting real on Expo line phase 2, we are throwing a party to celebrate our own local shared streets champions, and the Santa Monica League of Women Voters will be honoring the Women Who…
This post originally ran on Streetsblog California. Assemblymember Richard Bloom represents Assembly District 50, which includes Santa Monica, West L.A., and Beverly Hills. He also served on the Santa Monica City Council from 1999 to 2012, when he was elected to…
[pullquote align=left] “I am concerned that Santa Monica leaders are wavering on this commitment. For example, the City appears to be poised to back down from its promise to build new housing near transit.” – Assemblymember Richard Bloom [/pullquote]Governor Jerry…
California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office released a sobering report Tuesday that looks at the roots of California’s dire housing affordability crisis and how to solve it. The report lays the blame for the current housing crunch (and the skyrocketing rents and…
A whole month dedicated to celebrating California’s bounty of craft beers? That’s what Santa Monica’s representative in the State Assembly is hoping for. Assemblymember Richard Bloom, who represents Santa Monica as part of AD50, is calling for this April to…
Assemblymember Richard Bloom sat down with Streetsblog’s Melanie Curry last week for an interview about budgeting and the state’s cap-and-trade funding schemes. As is often the case with Bloom, the discussion strayed into local issues, and Santa Monica Next picks…
