MALIBU — The contest for three open spots on the Board of Education has become a tale of two geographic slates, and each will have an uphill battle to prove that
The most important City Council endorsements were made in July when members of the powerful Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR) organization endorsed planning commissioner Ted Winterer and council
Editor:
Your otherwise comprehensive article about Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights' rise to power and total control of our city government and city missed something very important ("
CITYWIDE — In the People's Republic of Santa Monica, tenants rule.
That is borne out with a quick count of elected officials. Five of the seven City Council members,
Editor:
I am stunned by the hypocrisy of the City Council candidates who signed the transparency agreement ("Council candidates steer clear of unknown groups," Aug. 21). It has
Editor:
Dear Mr. Bill Bauer,
Please keep up the good work and keep fighting the good fight against petty bureaucrats and wannabe petty bureaucrats — for example, whoever at Santa Monicans
Editor:
Columnist Bill Bauer is on target with his My Write column "Intrigue and shenanigans on the local political front," Aug. 6. All too often "phantom community
Much has appeared in the local press the past few weeks about the chicanerysurrounding the Wilshire-Montana Neighborhood Association (Wilmont) elections. But,Wilmont is small potatoescompared to the flim-flammery perpetrated bySanta
The City Council decided against banning smoking in multi-unit residences for concerns that they didn't consider condo owners and medical marijuana smokers when the proposed ban was conceived.
CITYWIDE — The leaders of Santa Monica's foremost political party, Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR), announced this weekend that they would support former City Councilman Tony Vazquez
OnWednesday, Aug. 1, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Educationwill consider placing a $385 million school construction/improvement bond on the November ballot.
The measure wouldcost the average
