City Hall will cut about 29 jobs and save $17 million in spending by mid-2021 to prepare for its coming financial shortfalls as it pays down its $448 million unfunded
While the Santa Monica’s fiscal outlook looks strong for the next two years, a dramatic rise in pension costs threatens the City’s ongoing stability, according to a nearly
Step by step, City Hall is working toward a clearer, stronger, more robust set of anti-corruption laws.
Council approved clarifications and guidelines for its rules as their May 10 meeting
PASADENA - However you feel about the Santa Monica Airport, buckle your seatbelt and prepare for takeoff.
One of several lawsuits in the ongoing battle over the future of the
The draft of the new Downtown Community Plan has now been made available to the public for input. This draft is the result of years of effort, re-writing and reconfiguring.
I heard from our city manager, Rick Cole, last week. He wanted to discuss my column last week about the draft Downtown Community Plan (DCP).
“Our goal is to establish,
The annual State of the City is usually a chance for City Hall to praise the business community responsible for much of Santa Monica's tax revenue. It'
The Santa Monica City Council has hired an attorney to review best practices for interactions between council and staff.
The Council authorized hiring an independent advisor to address concerns about
A majority of development in Downtown Santa Monica will be put on hold pending approval of the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) at the request of City Manager Rick Cole.
The
We've been hearing for years about the coming City Hall fiscal "bomb" when the cost of retirement packages employee benefits and rapidly rising health care costs
City Manager Rick Cole wants to see Downtown Santa Monica evolve towards a cultural and arts destination, while preserving the economic foundation that has driven development of the area.
Cole
