Santa Monicavoters have a real chance to improve both their city government and school district this election.
Development and traffic are the big issues in the council race. You can
FourCity Council seats are up for grabs. Two of them are occupied by Gleam Davis and Terry O'Day, who are seeking re-election. The other two seats were occupied
In the newly-drawn 50th Assembly District, Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom faces off against Betsy Butler, who moves over from the old 53rd District.
I've never been a
It's another election year and yet another school fundraising scheme is on the ballot.
Measure ES is a $385 million bond to supposedly pay for repairs and renovation
Three seatson the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education are open. IncumbentsBen Allen, Jose Escarce and Maria Leon-Vazquezare hoping to be re-elected. Voters have a real chance
Attention, City Council candidates! It's time to address how poorly City Hall serves the public.
Last Thursday, this newspaper ran a news story about how Bezian's
There were a number of community meetings last Monday night.
The "Chain Reaction" sculpture and the old Downtown post office building were on the Landmarks Commission's
The most important City Council endorsements were made in July when members of the powerful Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR) organization endorsed planning commissioner Ted Winterer and council
The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to close the "old" Santa Monica post office on Fifth Street at Arizona Avenue sometime this fall. Services will be relocated
The first of what will probably be a couple of clandestine "citizen" or "neighbor" groups has emerged two months before the election — Santa Monicans for Responsible
Last Monday, ("Tidying up loose ends," My Write) I wrote about the new development planned for theaging VillageTrailer Parkat2930 Colorado Ave. and suggested that developer Marc Luzzattoredesign his