Congratulations are in order to state Sen.Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), who co-sponsored SB 277 which requires that California school children must be vaccinated against
A few weeks ago, City Council unanimously authorized staff to pursue the drafting of a citywide minimum-wage ordinance with hopes of approving a living-wage measure by August. City Hall has
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
Dozens of Airbnb users gathered on the lawn of City Hall to protest the second reading of an ordinance that promises to crack down on short-term rentals in the city.
City officials will soon begin cracking down on most vacation listings that are available for rent on sites like Airbnb and VRBO.
On Tuesday night, City Council unanimously approved an
Early last week, the news media was abuzz about a newly formed citizen organization calling itself Santa Monica Forward (SMF). The group billed itself as "community members, residents and
Editor:
Residocracy needs to be called out for what it is: a scam! Armen Melkonians is a mega-mansion developer, and Kate Bransfield is a realtor who sells mega-mansions! How ironic
After the Planning Commission stuck it to residents by refusing to reconsider development-intensive shopping centers euphemistically known as "Activity Centers") and higher, dense Tier 3 developments on major
More than $200,000 was spent in last year's Santa Monica College Board of Trustees race.
Six candidates sought four seats but the two losers, both challengers, outspent
Education board candidates spent more on the 2014 election than they did in the previous two elections combined.
The seven Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education candidates spent a combined $257,
All that super-helpful campaign literature that clogged your mailbox and gave your mail carrier a hernia last election season cost political supporters a fortune.
While voter turnout was abysmally low
