What the LV? At This Point Nobody Can Tell You for Sure What the...
This is the ninth election season I've covered, either as editor of Streetsblog Los Angeles, co-editor of Streetsblog California and now as acting-editor of Santa Monica Next. Covering this race in Santa Monica has...
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,...
Santa Monica City Council Endorsement Roundup!
There are fewer than 50 days left before the November 4 election and only a month left to register to vote if you plan on letting your voice be heard in this election.
With election season...
Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights Makes History, Again
For the first time in its nearly 40 year history, Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights -- the city's single-most influential political organization -- failed to endorse a single candidate for City Council at the...
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...
Next Endorsements : Yes on SMS, No on SM
(Note: The Santa Monica Next Steering Committee only makes endorsements when there is unanimous opinion on a ballot measure. We do not endorse political candidates.)
Santa Monica Next urges voters to support ballot measure SMS...
Gruber: Why Two Attack Campaigns Failed in Santa Monica’s Last Election
Editor's Note: Below is the next installment in a series about Santa Monica's recent municipal election by long-time political observer and former City Council candidate, Frank Gruber. This post originally appeared on his personal...
Moving Goal Posts and New Players: The Plight of Anti-Development Politicians
When it comes to the goals of the anti-development side, as soon as one goal is achieved, a new, more extreme goal is created.
After Tuesday night’s City Council meeting Councilmember Sue Himmelrich might understandably...
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...
Here’s the Questionnaire We’re Sending to the 10 Candidates for City Council
Santa Monica Next has just sent out the following letter to every registered candidate for City Council. If you know someone running for office, please make sure they return this to us in the...
Get Ready to #VoteLocal: Santa Monica’s Local Races Take Shape
While much of the nation is wringing its hands over who will become the next president of the United States, Santa Monica’s local races have begun taking shape and there are some very important...
No-Growthers Now Want All Projects in Santa Monica Put on the Ballot
No, this isn't an out-of-season April Fools joke. The conservative no-growth group, Residocracy, has decided that virtually every project in Santa Monica going forward should be approved by the voters.
The group, whose opposition to...
Vote Local Election Guide
We have been talking a lot about the shakeup in Santa Monica – and Westside Los Angeles – politics happening this year.
Today’s election is the last chance you have to determine, out of the...
Gruber: There’s a Disconnect Between Local Politics, National Politics, and Development Politics
(This article originally appeared on The Healthy City Local.)
I spend too much time on Facebook, but I have learned a few things there. One is that there’s a disconnect between local politics and the...
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...
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