A new bill heading to Gov. Newsom’s desk would work to protect pedestrians by requiring all state-owned roads to grant three- to seven-second pedestrian signals prior to green lights
Military-style equipment is not a new tool in the Santa Monica Police Department’s arsenal, but per a new state bill it must now have a use policy approved by
CLARA HARTER
SMDP Staff Writer
Since passing in 1985, the Ellis Act has been the ire of rent control supporters, who are frustrated by the rate at which it drives
DON THOMPSON, Associated Press
Spurred by an affordable housing shortage, spiking home prices and intractable homelessness, California lawmakers on Thursday advanced the second of two measures designed to cut through
A bill to phase out single-use plastics by 2030 passed Wednesday in the state senate and its companion bill passed Thursday in the state assembly.
Sen. Ben Allen, who represents
A proposal from the state assemblymember representing Santa Monica to control rising rents won’t move forward this year.
Assemblyman Richard Bloom canceled a Thursday public hearing on his bill
California's unemployment rate edged up slightly in March even as the state continued adding jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
The rate increased a tenth of
California auditors say the Department of Motor Vehicles didn't properly prepare for customers lining up to get new federally approved drivers' licenses, leading to hours-long wait times
California's government would set prices for health care services under a measure in the state Assembly.
The bill introduced Monday comes amid a fierce debate in the Capitol
