CITYWIDE Curing traffic ills in one of the nation’s most congested regions could be a matter of hitting drivers where it hurts — the wallet. Creating toll lanes on existing freeways, imposing a local tax on gasoline and adopting curbside parking fees in commercial districts are just some of the sugg
DOWNTOWN Nov. 4 isn’t the only election day. As the vote-by-mail population begins casting their ballots with a little under a month before the historic day, political campaigns are treating the next few weeks as the general election itself, kicking get-out-the-vote activities into high gear.
DOWNTOWN State Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) is opposed to Measure T, an initiative on the November ballot that would put a cap on commercial development in an effort to relieve traffic congestion.
DOWNTOWN One of the most active educational advocacy groups has come out in opposition to a controversial ballot measure that would restrict commercial development, a decision that might have cost it some of its longest-serving members.
In addition to state bond measures 1A, 3, 10 and 12 (that’ll add billions of dollars to California’s budget deficit) and tax increase measures from both the city of Santa Monica and Santa Monica College, there’s also Los Angeles County Measure R on November’s ballot for local voters to ponder.
