Council’s first meeting of the New Year delves into some of Santa Monica’s perennial issues (development and rent) but also branches out into new areas of controversy including
Californians infected with COVID-19 may go about their lives without isolating or testing negative as long as their symptoms are improving, according to new and significantly loosened guidelines from the
The main contenders to become California’s new U.S. senator want voters to see them in a certain light: Rep. Adam Schiff as a defender of democracy; Rep. Katie
Arguably, this year could be considered a make or break in terms of tackling the homeless crisis. Here in Santa Monica, it’s impossible to not see some evidence of
With just days to go, Santa Monica prepares for the 2024 homeless count as the crisis surges nationwide. On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, from 8 p.m. to midnight, a
How much difference will a March ballot measure make when it comes to fighting California’s massive homelessness crisis? That’s the question before voters as they weigh in on
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
