Third graders with laptops and middle schoolers swapping chalkboards for Smartboards may have once seemed like a futuristic fantasy, but is now a reality in SMMUSD schools. Since 2014, the
Ted Lieu’s office announced last week the U.S. Congressman secured $7.5 million to fight homelessness locally, including nearly $4 million earmarked for programs in Santa Monica and
In an effort to raise revenue to fund public safety and homeless services, City Council voted to place a measure to increase the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax on the
In a Tuesday night meeting, City Council prepares to pass a revised $665.3 million annual budget for Fiscal Year 2022 to 2023.
Although the budget appears large, the remainders
Santa Monica’s local school district depends on state funding, to the tune of about $116 million as of the most recent budget (out of a total budget of $176
Santa Monica has strong economic fundamentals, which have allowed its revenues to rebound relatively quickly from the dire straits of the pandemic, but that does not translate into an equally
The local school district’s budget is once again in the black looking ahead to the end of the fiscal year, according to the latest numbers presented by Assistant Superintendent
City Council will meet this Tuesday with an agenda that talks about council procedures, remote access meetings, budget and honoring a former Councilman.
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Council will have a connected
Ben Allen wants to see California re-invest its budget surplus into programs he said have been neglected for too long.
Speaking to the Santa Monica Democratic Club (SMDC) last Wednesday,
