By Michael Feinstein, Inside/Outside, April 2, 2019
“How do we get fair representation in elections?” is at the heart of a California Voting Rights Act (CRVA) lawsuit against the
The City of Santa Monica will be left without a City Council if it does not hold a special election this summer, according to a recent ruling in the ongoing
by Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. February 11, 2019
One of the measures of a good city clerk is that their work often goes unnoticed. If the systems they manage work
JUANA SUMMERS and ELANA SCHOR
Associated Press
The early days of the Democratic primary campaign are highlighting the party's diversity as it seeks a nominee who can build
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. January 15, 2019
With the election of Tony Vasquez to the California State Board of Equalization in November 2018 - and with his subsequent, legally-mandated
By Michael Feinstein, Inside/Outside. January 14, 2019
With the election of Tony Vazquez to the California State Board of Equalization in November 2018, there is now an unscheduled vacancy
Dear Editor:
I enthusiastically support the City of Santa Monica in appealing a judgment in the CA voting rights lawsuit, Loya v. City of Santa Monica, that divides the City
The judge will issue a final ruling in Santa Monica’s voting rights case sometime in the near future but the most recent court date provided no new information on
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. December 3, 2018
Santa Monica is facing a California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit that seeks to strip the city of its at-large city council
Dear Editor:
As an exceedingly combative election season draws to a merciful conclusion, Santa Monica schools have not been spared from the tribal rhetoric so common on the nightly news.
DEPRESSED?
Plenty of good reasons, many in your own backyard (where burglars got in, or the front sidewalk you can no longer safely walk down, or the driveway you can