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Unite Here! Announces Details of Agreement with Two Santa Monica Hotels. Strike Continues at...

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Yesterday, Unite Here! Local 11, the hotel workers union, announced the details of its settlement with thirty four hotels across the Southern California region. The deal includes settlements with two Santa Monica hotels that...

City Takes First Step In Righting the Historic Wrong of Blocking the Creation of...

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For more on the history of the Ebony Beach Club, read this excellent article in the Atlanta Black Star. At last week’s City Council meeting (Agenda, Item 16L), the Council voted unanimously to right one...

Podcasts

How Many People Does Car Culture Kill, Exactly?

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Sustainable transportation advocates know all the stats about how many people die in car crashes on global roads every year. But what about all the deaths and injuries that car culture causes — not to mention...

Who’s Next Episode 1: Previewing the March 5 Primary

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Welcome to our new podcast series, Who’s Next, where we talk to youth leaders in Santa Monica about the issues that are most important to them. With California’s primary election next Tuesday, I had...

What’s Next Special Edition with Caltrans’ Whistleblower Jeanie Ward-Waller

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Jeanie Ward-Waller may not be a household name in California, but until recently she may have had the most important job in the state as far as Streetsblog readers are concerned. Ward-Waller served as...

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Video: Watch the damage the I-10 did to LA and Santa Monica’s Communities

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Back in November, when a fire under the I-10 in Los Angeles caused the shutdown of a portion of the freeway; the YouTube channel Segregation by Design published a video that illustrates the destruction...

Editorial: Make More Cities Safe on the PCH

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In his last constituent newsletter, Councilmember Jesse Zwick urged readers to contact State Senator Ben Allen and ask that he include Santa Monica in legislation that will authorize a speed camera pilot program in...

Mayor Phil Brock’s Presentation at Wilmont Neighborhood Coalition Offers Glimpse Into Santa Monica’s Insular...

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Santa Monica has seven officially recognized neighborhood groups. Despite their official recognition and city funding, most of these groups are known for not being representative of their neighborhoods–indeed, many residents don’t even know they...

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Transportation Commission: Touting Active Transportation, Approving Highway Expansions

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First things first: at the last minute, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) rescheduled its discussion of the controversial Yolo Causeway project, which is a plan to widen I-80 between Davis and Sacramento. The delay was...

With a New Statewide Task Force, California Is Getting Real about Transit Transformation

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The following post, by Laura Tolkoff and Sebastian Petty, was originally published by Bay Area advocacy group SPUR. Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature directed the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to convene a statewide...

Student Spotlight: Nefertari Perez-Figueroa, From Project-Based Learning to Fashion Design

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The following is a submission from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Nefertari Perez-Figueroa is a senior at the Project-Based Learning (PBL) Pathway at Santa Monica High School (Samohi). Her creativity and love for fashion...

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OPA Update 3/28/24: April 8 OPA Monthly Meeting Details, Triple Beam Pizza Joins OPA,...

April 8 OPA Monthly Meeting Details: Mark Monday, April 8 @ 6:30pm on your calendar for the next OPA meeting. Guests include Rent Control Commissions Ericka Lesley, Patrick Cheng from the Office of Emergency...

OPA Update 3/25/24: OPA Housing (Renters + Homeless) OPA to Match Donations to Samohi...

This week's newsletter is lightly edited to remove event that happened last night. OPA to Match Donations to Samohi Grad Nite 2024 up to $500: Over 30 years ago, after a tragic accident in a...

OPA Update 3/21/24: SaMo Receiving $2 Million for Community Projects & Things To Do...

This newsletter was lightly edited to remove the events that were last night.Rep Lieu Secures Nearly $2 Million for SaMo Community Projects: This includes a $850,000 for the Santa Monica Affordable Housing Rehab Project, $500,000 for the Lincoln...