Santa Monica’s mayor is almost always the new guy at the annual US Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. While some city leaders across the country may serve
After years of economic growth that produced a healthy budget surplus, Santa Monica economists are warning the City Council tough decisions may be on the horizon. While a healthy economy
The City Council is moving forward with ambitious environmental goals for the new City Services building, despite vocal opposition to the scope and cost of the project.
At an often-contentious
City Hall will make another play for a sports field next to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in the coming weeks.
After initial proposals to build a temporary field came
Editor:
It is an abomination that the situation has so deteriorated at SMO that we are now faced with JetSuiteX beginning scheduled 30 passenger jet service on Feb. 6, just
Wayne Blank doesn’t pull punches when it comes to the City and plans to develop the art gallery complex Bergamot Station.
“The City has been playing god over everybody
It’s a dense agenda for the Jan. 24 City Council meeting with the plans to tackle the budget, an expansion to city hall itself and revisions to the city’
When City Council meets on Jan. 24, it will have more than $7 million in expenses on its Consent Calendar.
The Consent Calendar includes items considered routine or administrative in
The City Attorney’s office has issued a $500 fine to Councilman Terry O’Day over campaign contributions made during the 2016 election.
Local watchdog organization, The Transparency Project, filed
More murals will be brightening up the sides of businesses in Santa Monica after the City Council voted to allocate $22,000 in matching funds to mural projects led by
The Rent Control Board is looking to sharpen the teeth behind laws that regulate construction at rent-controlled apartment buildings, as the economy continues to improve and remodels surge in the
Homeowners in Santa Monica who wish to rent out a room or backyard cottage on home-booking websites like Airbnb will have to publicly register with the City, according to new
