JUNE
Despite the rise of remote work and pandemic closures, Santa Monica’s office rents didn’t hit rock bottom. Companies fled Santa Monica offices in higher numbers than the
JULY
City Council appointed Lana Negrete as two-time former Mayor and longtime City Councilmember Kevin McKeown abruptly retired in early June. Negrete is a small business owner who said she
AUGUST
Safe Place for Youth expanded their services aimed at helping pregnant and parenting couples. Their program provides youth ages 18 to 24 with 36 months of free housing, personalized
January
The Bay Foundation, the Santa Monica-based environmental nonprofit, began the year with a project to protect and restore natural sand dunes in Malibu with the use of native plants
February
At LAUSD’s Mark Twain Middle School, the Seed to Plate garden was used to help feed local families. Parents in the Mark Twain booster club and Latinos Unidos
MARCH
The City of Santa Monica and Charter Communications resolved a complaint of overpayment of State cable franchise fees. An audit found the company had been overpaying the rate to
April
An effort to recall four SMMUSD board members began as organizers submitted signatures to recall board members Laurie Lieberman, Maria Leon-Vasquez, Jon Kean and Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein. The recall petition
