One year ago today, City Council spent a couple hours discussing strategies for engaging a more diverse group of Santa Monicans, particularly the youth.
Last week, city officials released a
2015 homeless count Editor: Homeless count, why bother? Let’s just say there are legions and legions scattered throughout the city and leave it at that! James Walsh Santa Monica
YOUR COLUMN HERE — Election seasons run on rhetoric. The echoes of development issues, in particular, continue to reverberate. Now, with a new year, and a newly seated City Council, we
Chickens and eggs
Editor:
In 2008, we Californians stood together ‚Äì Democrats, Republicans and Independents — and voted overwhelmingly to protect egg-laying hens. Despite a massive ad campaign sponsored by the
CITY HALL — At least 11 residents are in the mix to fill the Planning Commission seat left vacant when Sue Himmelrich was elected to City Council in November.
The Planning
CITYWIDE - Planes, trains, and the zoning code will likely be the dominant issues of 2015.
The year after a highly contested, low-turnout election will likely be a big one
They've finally arrived. My annual awards for the great, middlin' and downright hideous in Santa Monica during 2014.
The City Council voted to advance the proposed 12-floor
CITY HALL — City Council wants you to know your lobbyists.
After discussing some specific philosophical beliefs about the definition of lobbying, council voted unanimously to have city attorneys draft an
CITYWIDE — On the mantel in Jay Johnson and Rachel Sene's Santa Monica living room is a bucket filled with $1 buttons showing the faces of five men; next