California’s state housing department is suing a Los Angeles developer that last year defaulted on private loans it took out on seven state-funded motel conversions, putting the homeless housing
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recipe for digging the state out of a multi-billion dollar budget hole has "strengths and weaknesses" while his revenue projections are "plausible, but
Following a recent vote of support for the Justice for Renters Act made by Santa Monica City Councilmembers, the city’s Rent Control Board followed suit with a unanimous resolution
Local officials want law enforcement to consider something other than chemical agents during emergency crowd control situations.The Santa Monica Police Department’s (SMPD) stockpile of defense technology chemical agent
Members of the Santa Monica Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission (PSROC) have accused the union representing local police officers of trying to suppress a report on racial profiling and
Following a slightly deeper dive into the issue, Council voted unanimously to authorize the City to enter into agreements with Alabama-based Altec Industries, Watsonville-based National Auto Fleet Group and Folsom
When it comes to health and wellness, perhaps few things weigh heavier on the minds of Californians than the mental health crisis and the fentanyl epidemic.
California is undertaking ambitious
Two seemingly diametrically opposed things were both true about California’s budget in 2023.
The state had to pare down its spending as it confronted a nearly $32 billion deficit
If there was ever any doubt, 2023 made two things very clear. First, California lawmakers are now fully committed to the idea that the state needs to build many more
Santa Monica Airport took its first small step to being transformed into a park of some description on Tuesday night when Council voted 6-0 to enter into an agreement with
While everyone may be eager to get home for the holidays, the last council meeting of 2023 is actually quite substantial with the Santa Monica Airport, pay bumps for city
In the latest chapter of the story starring Santa Monica’s famed Civic Auditorium, Council voted unanimously to instruct the City to issue a public notice to solicit letters of
