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Partnership with Frieze Los Angeles continues to expand Santa Monica’s municipal Art Bank collection

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The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica: The city will acquire a new artwork for its municipal Art Bank collection this month, thanks to a continued partnership with international art...

Council Moves Forward with Plan to Change City Hall Entrance Hallway Art, Changes to...

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Santa Monicans hoping to see a simple resolution to the controversy surrounding the Stanton Macdonald-Wright mural in the City Hall lobby may be disappointed by the recommendations made for the lobby at Tuesday's meeting...

Council Tells Staff to Create “Band-Aid” Solutions for Struggling Bergamot Businesses

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Following the pleas of struggling art gallery owners in the Bergamot Art District, the City Council voted unanimously to create an “economic support program” (Council Agenda, Item 16D) to help businesses in the short-...

The Voting Rights’ Case Against the City Takes Another Turn, Remanded Back to Original...

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It’s been nearly eight years since Pico Neighborhood Association and Maria Loya v. City of Santa Monica in the matter of California Voting Rights was first filed and the case has now winded its...

Whistleblower Call to SMRR Tenant Hotline Secures $10M Relocation Benefits for Elderly, Delivers City...

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…well, $428,248.06 to be exact. That’s the cost for building permits, not previously obtained by management at Westminster Towers, yet required by the City’s Building and Safety Department. The 17-story building on 7th Street is...

Dem. Club Takes Middle Ground in Debate on Air Filters

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At its meeting last week, the Santa Monica Democratic Club passed a resolution (link) that urged SMMUSD to immediately seek grants to afford to upgrade the HVAC units and air filters used in SMMUSD...

SMMUSD Holds Second Hearing on “Absurd” Potential Redistricting Maps

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This Saturday, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will hold its second hearing on maps that were submitted as part of a plan to create seven local elections for the district’s school board instead...

Santa Monica Designated “Prohousing Community” by State

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It must be bewildering to be a housing advocate, community advocate or planner in Santa Monica.  In 2022, the state sanctioned the city for a housing element that didn’t produce enough housing…the so-called-builder's remedy. In...

Debate Breaks Out Over Air Quality in SMMUSD Classrooms

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A debate has broken out over the quality of clean air in Santa Monica’s public school classrooms. A group of Santa Monica parents and clean air advocates claim that the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School...

Santa Monica Celebrates Honors Given to 17th Street Protected Bikeway

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People for Bikes, a national advocacy organization for bicyclists, released its list of the best new bike infrastructure in the country. Santa Monica’s newly installed 17th Street Bike Lanes ranked #16 on the list...

Santa Monica History Museum Hosts Interactive Exhibit UnHoused: A History of Housing in Santa...

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Unhoused: A History of Housing in Santa Monica is an interactive art exhibit that opens this Friday and runs through the end of the year. According to the museum's website, the exhibit "emphasizes that,...

Council Approves Renter Protection Package, Looks to More Ways to Support Renters and Small...

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At Tuesday’s meeting, the Santa Monica City Council approved a series of changes to the city’s renter laws to protect renters from “drastic rent increases, unjust evictions and harassment,” per a press release from...

Council Approves Contract for Private Security Guards on the Big Blue Bus

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Last night, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously passed a motion (Agenda, Item 5I) to approve a five-year contract to Good Guard Security, a private security firm to place officers on the Big Blue...

America Needs an Honest Conversation About Traffic Safety and Law Enforcement. Santa Monica Isn’t...

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Earlier this year, the Santa Monica Lookout was reported that traffic violence in the City of Santa Monica has continued to rise as there is more activity on the roads as the world continues...

Council Could Require Fee from Candidates That Want Their Statements Mailed to Voters

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The Santa Monica City Council will consider a change to election rules at next week’s meetings that would charge candidates for City Council, SMC Board and Rent Control Board a fee to offset the...
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