Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
CITY HALL — The group responsible for the most controversial political mailers in Santa Monica this election year received all of its funding from real estate interests, financial disclosure forms reviewed by the Daily Press on Monday showed.
CITY HALL — City Hall officials like to promote the Third Street Promenade as a one-of-a-kind experience — a pedestrian area for shopping and dining that’s also a vibrant public space.
CITY HALL — Despite rigorous campaign disclosure rules in Santa Monica, it’s still unclear who is backing the group responsible for the most controversial campaign mailer of the election season so far — the recently formed Santa Monicans for Quality Government (SMQG).
CITY HALL — Santa Monica will soon cease being the only city among its peers in the region to cover 100 percent of employee health insurance premiums under a deal approved by the City Council on Tuesday that shifts about 5 percent of total premium costs to employees.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
CITY HALL — Santa Monica officials on Tuesday said they’ve found a solution to the City Council’s Arizona boycott dilemma. After passing a ban in May on doing business with Arizona companies because of that state’s controversial illegal immigration policy, the council last month was faced with a tou
CITY HALL — The next time the City Council convenes, members will be under an extra bit of pressure to get to the point. With the goal of shortening its twice monthly sessions, the council on Tuesday approved a handful of changes to meeting procedures.
CITY HALL — In a pair of moves anti-gang advocates hailed as significant steps forward, the City Council was set on Tuesday to approve an “action plan” for preventing youth violence and award a $25,000 grant to support the Youth Resource Team, an inter-agency effort aimed at helping at-risk youth.
CITY HALL — The 20 highest paid employees at City Hall each earned more than $200,000 last year, including a sergeant in the Santa Monica Police Department who took home roughly $8,000 more than his boss, the chief of police, a review by the Daily Press of 2009 wage and tax statements revealed.
CITY HALL — The Santa Monica City Council stuck to its guns on Tuesday and upheld its boycott of Arizona companies, unanimously rejecting a recommendation by staff to purchase $3 million worth of “manufactured homes” from a company located in that state.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
