Continuing the 2010 Sammies — my figurative awards for all things good, bad and ugly in Santa Monica politics and governance. The “Feeding at the Public Trough” Sammy goes to Harry Keiley and the Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association.
It’s time to bestow the Annual Sammies — figurative awards to deserving local folks who blew it big time, fell on their face or grabbed the golden ring.
CITY HALL — Low-growth advocates are urging elected officials to hit the breaks on the largest pending development proposal in Santa Monica — the 957,000 square-foot Hines project on Olympic Boulevard at 26th Street — but preliminary work on the mixed-use office and residential complex is moving ahe
CITY HALL — In a contentious coda to what had already been a process fraught with controversy, the City Council on Tuesday agreed to allow each of the five taxi companies that were awarded franchises to operate additional cabs, with the two Santa Monica-based companies getting a bonus of five cabs e
DOWNTOWN — Jerry Rubin, the man known for his love of Santa Monica, his peace activism and his near-spotless attendance record at local public meetings, has been asked to resign from local political group Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights.
There’s a new scandal at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. In October of 2008, the district initiated an investigation following a complaint that a teacher sexually harassed a 13-year-old female student in a ninth grade math class — a violation of SMMUSD policy 5145.
DOWNTOWN — California’s Fair Political Practices Commission has sent a warning letter to the president of the group Santa Monicans for Quality Government but has declined to assess a fine for what it said were two violations of the state’s Political Reform Act.
Once again Councilman Kevin McKeown, one of the most popular elected officials in the city for his commitment to community, was snubbed by his colleagues on the dais, the majority selecting Councilman Richard Bloom as mayor for two years (Council members Gleam Davis and Bobby Shriver voted for McKeo
CITY HALL — Richard Bloom will serve as Santa Monica’s mayor for the next two years after being selected for the role by his colleagues on the City Council Tuesday night.
All of the votes cast in the Nov. 2 election have finally been counted and five-term City Councilman Bob Holbrook won re-election by 56 votes. Holbrook nudged out Ted Winterer for the third of three full-term seats.
CITY HALL — The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office on Thursday said it had referred a complaint about the election season practices of the group Santa Monicans for Quality Government to the District Attorney’s Office for a possible criminal investigation.
DOWNTOWN — With the vote tally complete, Bob Holbrook’s narrow victory over challenger Ted Winterer in the Santa Monica City Council race is expected to become official today.
