The California Senate approved a bipartisan package of 15 bills on Wednesday that would increase penalties for organized crime rings, stolen goods resellers expand drug court programs and close a
Last week’s City Council meeting was dominated by the Israel-Gaza resolution proposed by Councilmembers Gleam Davis, Caroline Torosis and Jesse Zwick. The 16D Discussion Item drew over two and
Homelessness gets top billing in a measure likely to make it onto your November ballot. Whether the measure has anything to do with homelessness is debatable.
The initiative proponents are
Former mayor Pam O’Connor is threatening to sue the City of Santa Monica over her petition to revise taxes on high-end property sales saying the City is imposing an
After Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled out a deficit-bridging budget plan in January, advocates pushing for more affordable housing and shelters hoped he might reconsider his intent to make deep cuts
This Tuesday’s City Council meeting features a potentially packed agenda, depending very much on whether any member of Council chooses to pull any Consent Calendar items, ‘cause there’s
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) board member and Chair of Santa Monica’s Rent Control Board, Ericka Lesley has officially declared her candidacy for a seat on City Council.
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Los Angeles City Councilwoman Traci Park was joined by officials from the Bureau of Sanitation, Recreation and Parks, Los Angeles Police Department and community leaders early on Tuesday morning to
A budget crunch in Sacramento has hamstrung state affordable housing programs, but lawmakers continue to propose new tenant protections according to a report presented to the Rent Control Board last
While the City of Santa Monica is well behind the times when it comes to allowing and regulating cannabis sales in town, officials are attempting to turn that bug into
Last spring, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan received a letter calling for him to be lynched because of a bill he introduced to change how ballot measures are presented to California voters.
As counter-protesters tore at barricades, threw fireworks, and beat and pepper sprayed pro-Palestine protesters at UCLA overnight Tuesday, no law enforcement officers took action to stop the violence or made
