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CITY HALL — For years Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR) has controlled a majority of the city's elected seats. Candidates endorsed by SMRR have, in recent years,
CITY HALL — You can lead a City Council to a water self-sufficiency plan but you can't make them approve of rate increases.
Council heard two separate but related
CITY HALL — City Council candidates have spent close to $400,000 on their campaigns but those dollars pale in comparison to what's been spent by outside groups.
Supporters
CITY HALL — The city budget under promised and over delivered last fiscal year.
City Hall spent less and made more than they expected to in fiscal year 2013-14, according to
CITYWIDE — City Council candidates have spent more than $375,000 on their campaigns as they enter the final week of the race.
This money does not include the political action
CITYWIDE — Mayor Pam O'Connor returned a slew of $325 contributions from developers to whom she'd previously conferred a benefit but, according to the most recent campaign
CITY HALL — The owner of a haunted-looking half-built apartment complex, which has been sitting vacant since the 1990s, was denied a request for special exemptions just in time for Halloween.
CITY HALL - Somehow, a meeting about whether or not the Laemmle theater would be allowed to sell alcohol for its theaters and in two new restaurants - one on
CITY HALL - Whether or not you're getting hit by the proposed drought surcharges, you could be paying more for water next year.
On Tuesday City Council will
BEACH LOTS — Debate surrounding the use of beach lots for private events is heating up and city officials have responded by banning them in some locations.
Earlier this month Daily
SMMUSD HDQRTRS - There are four spots up for grabs on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education but fifth place might not be so bad after all.
