When the entertainment zone ordinance was enacted in June, the Oktoberfest celebration on the Promenade was presented as a good opportunity for seeing the legislation’s potential. Though I’ve
Everything seems mostly the same. We rise each day. We praise the pristine weather in Santa Monica (or perhaps take it for granted). We work. We snack. We binge watch
The City Council voted 6-1 to allow commercial cannabis in Santa Monica last week. If this seems like old news, it could be because the city has debated dispensaries for
It’s not only the cast that’s changed at the Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) board. There also seems to be less on their plate, or more specifically, there’
Last month the Santa Monica City Council fired six city officials without cause, tossing aside the councilmembers’ commitment to transparent governance when it got in the way of scoring political
Last Friday, President Trump fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics when she provided data that displeased him, which suggests we may have officially crossed into an Orwellian era. But if
If you hear someone talking about “spinning,” they’re most likely referring to aerobic exertion on a stationary bicycle. But Sleeping Beauty wasn’t looking to improve her target heart
More than 150 people signed up to speak at the City Council meeting last week. And many more people gathered in the chambers as well as at competing rallies outside
Late in the evening on June 24, the City Council passed the biennial budget for 2025-2027. A few weeks ago, I praised the budget proposal put forward by Councilmembers Jesse
Mayor Lana Negrete began the City Council meeting last week by acknowledging the unrest in Los Angeles. She affirmed the Council’s support for anyone frightened by federal actions, and
There was an earthquake last week at City Hall, but not the kind that registers on the Richter scale. This was a political earthquake.
It occurred unexpectedly during budget negotiation
Well, ready or not, the City Council is opening the taps and hoping the good times will roll. Last week, the Council requested that open containers of beer, wine and
