SEIU 99 Pickets SMMUSD, Hints at Strike if New Contract Isn’t Reached
Union actions have become a familiar site in Santa Monica over the last few months, but the location for this picket is less familiar. Yesterday, two dozen members of SEIU 99 picketed outside of...
Council Again Asks County to End Needle Exchange Program at Reed Park
Caption: Gleam Davis holds up a fentanyl testing kit that the county hands out with needles in their exchange program after Phil Brock complained that the county doesn't just hand out these kits and...
Unite Here! Celebrates Compromise with 34 Hotels Across Region As Santa Monica Council Stands...
Last September, then Councilmember (now Mayor) Phil Brock made an unforced error when he introduced a motion aimed at reducing the impact that the Unite Here! Local 11 Union, the local service workers union,...
City Installs Flashing Crosswalks at 19th/San Vicente and Mid-Block on 2nd Street
The Santa Monica Department of Transportation upgraded a pair of crosswalks with "Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon" (RRFB) more commonly known as "flashing lights." The first crosswalk upgraded was at the intersection of 19th Street...
Council Will Consider Resolution to Give Cyclists Recourse Against Unsafe and Aggressive Drivers without...
(Caption: The idea of an anti-harassment ordinance may be new for Santa Monica, but the need isn't. Former Santa Monica Next editor Gary Kavanagh avoided a dooring in 2011 and still had time to...
Dan Hall Becomes First Candidate to Throw Hat in the Ring for 2024 City...
And we’re off!
Earlier this morning, Dan Hall became the first candidate to formally launch a campaign for Santa Monica City Council. Four of the seven seats on the Council will be decided in this...
“Safe Streets for 17th Street and Michigan Avenue” Wins Award from League of California...
On Friday, the City of Santa Monica announced that "Safe Streets for 17th Street and Michigan Avenue" was honored by the League of California Cities as the winner of the "2024 Local Streets and...
City Council Will Vote on Development Team for Three Affordable Housing Projects on Wilshire...
At next Tuesday’s City Council meeting (Agenda, Item 11a), the Council will consider selecting a development team that would turn three city-owned surface parking lots along the Wilshire corridor into multi-level permanent affordable housing....
Waymo Begins Offering Fully Autonomous Service in L.A. and Santa Monica
Earlier today, Waymo began offering fully autonomous car service for "select members of the public" in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. According to a press statement the service will include. For the first couple...
The No Benefits of Free Parking
At the December 12 meeting of the Santa Monica City Council, the Council voted to extend the "free parking" hours in city owned lots from 90 minutes to three hours during the last three...
Big Blue Bus’ “Transit Safety Officer Program” Started This Weekend.
This weekend, unarmed transit security officers began riding on the Santa Monica’s buses and monitoring transit stops as part of the Big Blue Bus’ “Transit Safety Officer Program.” The City Council unanimously approved the...
Petition to Change SMMUSD Elections Rejected by County Committee. Legal Challenge Likely.
The Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization denied a petition to change the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s elections by creating voting districts to replace the at-large electoral system for the Board...
Gascon Survives, Measure 1 Still Too Close to Call and Other Election Night Results
Incumbents Cruise in Quiet Election Night
Yesterday’s primary election saw no real surprises in the nation or California as incumbent candidates and other perceived front runners cruised out of the primary ready for one-on-one battles...
Doc Drew’s The Swish: Volume 14, Issue 1
Welcome to the first issue of volume fourteen of Swish, a periodical with recaps and photos of Santa Monica Family YMCA youth basketball games, and other pertinent info such as announcements and updates from...
Architecture Review Board Will Take Last Look at Lincoln Center Before Final Approval Tonight
UPDATE 3/5/2024: The ARB approved the building 5-0 last night with some small conditions that staff and the developer believe will easily be worked out.
I see it every week during my Saturday run at...
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