Meet the new boss.
City Council announced its unanimous decision to appoint Rick Cole, current Los Angeles deputy mayor for budget and innovation, to City Hall's top job,
Clean energy, self-reliance, stable utility rates, consumer choice, market competition, local jobs and increased accountability — it reads like a fairy tale when discussing utilities, but for supporters of Community Choice
Editor's note: A previous iteration of this article incorrectly stated the number of parking spaces had substantially increased.
The most recent iteration of a proposed 148-foot-tall development planned
Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city's expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas. Consent agenda
Most people agree that Santa Monica is a wonderful place to live: we have great weather all year, excellent public schools and social services, transparent and responsive government, and we
Legislation to ban mirco-plastic particle abrasives, commonly referred to as "microbeads," from being used in products such as facial scrubs, soaps, and toothpaste passed the California State Assembly
Staff from the Board of Equalization's Statewide Compliance & Outreach Program (SCOP) will soon be visiting non-residential retail businesses in the Santa Monica area.
The Statewide Compliance and
Editor:
Here are two things the SMRR-controlled Santa Monica City Council doesn't want you to know:
1. The more we build, the more we will be required to
Now that our City Council has reformed the old zoning ordinance into a new, more opaque document, it is moving on to the adoption of a specific plan for our
Editor:
Santa Monica has wasted a unique opportunity. Regulating and taxing short-term rentals could generate millions for affordable housing. These short-term rental units will not be available for low-income housing
