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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One Man’s Take On City Council Meetings
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CITY HALL The sparks didn’t fly, no one seemed outraged and police officers weren’t called to escort anyone out of the City Council Chambers for being disruptive. Even the gadflies kept their comments to a minimum, making for a very mundane (and short!) City Council meeting Tuesday night.
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One Man’s Take On City Council Meetings
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CITY HALL — Following nearly 30 minutes of discussion on when would be the best time for the City Council to delve into a comprehensive report on the city’s homeless services network, residents were left wondering: What is going on in City Hall?
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One Man’s Take On City Council Meetings
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CITY HALL — Following nearly 30 minutes of discussion on when would be the best time for the City Council to delve into a comprehensive report on the city’s homeless services network, residents were left wondering: What is going on in City Hall?
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One Man’s Take On City Council Meetings
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CITY HALL — It was a night of new beginnings here on Tuesday as the City Council appointed a new mayor and mayor pro tempore after certifying the results of the Nov. 7 municipal election.
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One Man’s Take On City Council Meetings
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CITY HALL — So much for burning the midnight oil.
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One man’s take on city council meetings
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CITY HALL — How ironic that on the evening when elected officials issued a proclamation declaring October “Disabilities Awareness Month,” an ornery, disabled senior citizen was booted out of the City Council Chambers — walker and all.
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One man’s take on city council meetings
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CITY HALL — Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Santa Monica. Happy birthday to you.
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One man’s take on City Council and the meeting of the minds
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CITY HALL — If there was any doubt the election season is upon us, it evaporated Tuesday night along with the humidity (but not the proverbial hot air) as the City Council dove head-first into several ballot initiatives and proposed charter changes aimed at campaign finance reform, marijuana enforcement, and the hiring and firing of top city officials.
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One man’s take on City Council and the meeting of the minds
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CITY HALL — The looks of confusion and boredom could be found on the faces of many audience members during Tuesday evening’s City Council meeting, as elected officials burned the midnight oil debating square footage and the reconfiguration of restaurant and retail space along the Third Street Promenade.
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
One man’s take on City Council and the meeting of the minds
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CITY HALL — Big helpings of raw food, marijuana and beach parking lots were served up at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, which dragged on late into the evening, forcing elected officials to postpone action on three items, including the approval of several board members and commissioners.
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