Decades of Sustainable Transit Advocacy Translate to Major Support for Santa Monica Mayor Reelection...
Election season 2014 may only be a couple days old in Santa Monica, but already Mayor Pam O'Connor, who is up for reelection this year, has announced major support from some of the region's...
Have Airport Politics Clouded The 2014 Election? Next Chats with Kevin McKeown
It's safe to say that the 2014 election in Santa Monica has been about two issues: the question of how the city should grow and the future of the Santa Monica Airport. Efforts to...
Meet the Moderators for Our Upcoming Santa Monica City Council Candidate Forum
We are excited for our upcoming City Council Candidate Forum with the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund! We are so excited, in fact, that we couldn't wait to introduce you...
Coming Up: Santa Monica’s 3rd Street Promenade Turns 25, Park(ing) Day, and Our City...
Mark your calendars! Santa Monica's world-famous 3rd Street Promenade is turning 25 (and you can bet there will be some fanfare), Santa Monica gets ready to celebrate Park(ing) Day, and our City Council Candidate...
Mayor Pam O’Connor Is the Focus of Glowing Piece in The Guardian
Yesterday, the Guardian's online-American edition published an Earth-Day piece praising the City of Santa Monica for its efforts to work with businesses to create a healthy and sustainable city. While the piece explored some...
Video: League of Women Voters and Santa Monica Next City Council Candidate Forum
http://youtu.be/2V3JRBMnvQ0?t=1m55s
If you couldn't make it out last Monday for the City Council candidate forum cohosted by the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica and Santa Monica Next, you're in luck. The video is...
County Registrar Confirms Pro-Airport Initiative Can Be on November Ballot
An initiative designed to prevent the City from closing Santa Monica Airport, which sits on 227 acres of publicly owned land, has qualified for the November ballot, according to the L.A. County Registrar.
The Registrar...
Next and the Santa Monica Museum of Art Team Up for First Vote Local...
Mark your calendars for Santa Monica Next's first Vote Local event. Join Santa Monica Next and the Santa Monica Museum of Art for a tour of your neighborhood of a different kind.
On Saturday, June 28,...
Santa Monica’s Huntley Hotel Laundered Campaign Contributions, Fair Political Practices Commission Finds
The Huntley Hotel, one of the major players in anti-development politics in Santa Monica over the last six years, will have to pay more than $300,000 in fines after the California Fair Political Practices...
Today is Last Day to Register to Vote for the November 4 Election
Today is the final day to register to vote in California for those who want to participate in the November 4 election. This upcoming election is critical for the future of our city, with three City Council...
The Rest of the Week: Planning Commission Talks Zoning, Picnic on the Promenade, Memorials...
The primary election is over and the results are in. Republican Elan Carr finished with 21.5 percent of the vote in the race to replace Henry Waxman as Congressional District 33's representative. In November, he'll...
Pizza, Art, and Vote Local
Hey! Our first Vote Local event is tomorrow and we hope you can make it! Join us at Bergamot Station for art, pizza, and a mixer, co-sponsored by the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa...