LUVE: What We Don’t Need Now
This article first appeared on The Healthy City Local.
When voters submit an initiative to enact a law, Section 9212 of the California Elections Code authorizes the relevant legislative body to commission a report analyzing the...
Interactive Chart: Apartments and Condos in Santa Monica
Proponents of no-growth measures like Measure LV, or the Land Use Voter Empowerment (L.U.V.E.) as its backers have dubbed it, in Santa Monica often seek to expand political support by framing their measure as...
Community Voices: How Measure LV increases housing costs
The following is a response from downtown community member Babak Mozaffari in an online forum about how Santa Monica's measure LV will increase housing costs. It is reprinted with the permission of the author.
You are right...
LUVE’s Labour’s Lost
Residocracy wants to reduce traffic—the time price of accessing Santa Monica—by limiting the number of people who live here. That’s like trying to reduce the cost of the box seats behind home plate by...
Does Santa Monica’s Measure LV keep you from remodeling your condo?
When does the city-wide voter approval requirement in Santa Monica’s Measure LV apply to an existing building? I’ve heard people say that LV would apply for everything from repair after an earthquake to replacing...
League of Conservation Voters Endorses Davis, O’Day, Winterer. Passes on Vazquez
Last week, the City of Santa Monica was honored for "creating a culture of health" and released a report showing the City was ahead of its goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This week,...
VOTE LOCAL Q AND A: SIX CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES ON GS AND GSH
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to give voters an idea of the candidates personality, others on...
Sheila Kuehl: No to “Wrongheaded” LUVE Initiative
Citing concerns over its impact on housing costs, L.A. County Supervisor for the 3rd District Sheila Kuehl announced her opposition to the Land Use Voter Empowerment (LUVE) initiative Monday.
Kuehl, whose 3rd L.A. County Supervisorial District...
Bike Lobby, Greens, Urge No Vote on LV
The campaign bandwagon against Measure LV got even more crowded over the last week as the region's "Bike Lobby" and political left-flank both announced that they were urging Santa Monica residents to vote no...
The Last Candidate Q and A : Yes or No on Measure LV
Earlier this year, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to give voters an idea of the candidates personality, others...
No LUVE in Santa Monica: The Problem with Real Estate Referenda
The following post was authored and submitted by Bryan Schonfeld, a Ph.D student in Politics at Princeton University.
Last week, the United Kingdom voted, via referendum, to leave the European Union, harming its economy and much...
Why We’re Not Taking a Position on Measure V, the College Bond
(As we prepare for our pre-election party on Thursday, we're going to take a closer look at the other two ballot propositions on the ballot next Tuesday. - DN)
There's an old saying, "don't let...
Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters: No on L.U.V.E.
The Los Angeles League of Conservation (LALCV) voters released a statement earlier this week urging Santa Monica voters to reject the Land Use Voter Empowerment (L.U.V.E.) initiative. LALCV argues the anti-growth initiative will both...
VOTE LOCAL Q AND A – Vision Zero
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to give voters an idea of the candidates personality, others on...
A Happy City in an Unhappy World
With election day nearly a week behind us the dust is beginning to settle and a clearer picture of the political landscape at the national, state, and local levels is emerging.
One thing is resoundingly...
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