Final certified election data is in and results show Santa Monica voters opted for progressive candidates in races like LA County Third District Supervisor and Sheriff, falling to the left
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
City Hall has yet to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana, however they are already thinking about how to tax it.
In a June 14 Council meeting, Councilmembers voted unanimously
Mayor Sue Himmelrich says “save an act of God,” her property transfer tax measure is heading to the November ballot based on the number of petition signatures collected.
Himmelrich made
City Councilmembers Sue Himmelrich and Phil Brock both agree the City needs to raise more revenue, but they disagree on the best way to do so and are backing competing
This year’s primary elections were marked by low-voter turnout (around 15 percent of registered LA County voters), shoo-in races and several nail-biters. The tightest races of local relevance were
Results provided by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
StatisticCountTotal Registrations5,690,637Total Precincts3,293
Ballot Distribution
StatisticCountPercentVote by Mail Ballots580,35870.56%Vote Center Ballots242,18729.44%
Results
With primary voting concluded, attention is now turning to the November general election and in Santa Monica this means City Council election season.
This year there are three Council seats
Two Democratic Party candidates are vying for the vacant seat representing Santa Monica (and inland communities like West Hollywood, Hollywood and Beverly Hills) in Sacramento come this fall: newly-drawn Assembly
Seven of the eight candidates running gathered to discuss the district’s most pressing issues.
On Wednesday evening seven of the eight people running to represent L.A. City Council
The 2022 California election is likely to be packed with ballot initiatives, and as the late April signature gathering deadline approaches, City Council is taking a formal stance on potential
