What Happened at Yesterday’s Metro Board Meeting
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog Los Angeles.
This morning, the Metro board approved $207 million for two more freeway expansion projects in southeast L.A. County. The approvals include $174 million to add one...
SMC Presents Black History Series with Free Events
Santa Monica College (SMC) continues its ongoing Black History Series, launched in 2016, with a selection of free events that include informative talks, discussions, and author readings, and a workshop for students interested in...
What Should the Air Resources Board Study?
very five years, the California Air Resources Board creates a five-year strategic plan laying out state priorities for research on air quality and climate issues. They are asking members of the public to weigh in,...
Holiday Volunteer Opportunities in Santa Monica
Via city of Santa Monica website.
Santa Monica is home to many nonprofit organizations that work year-round to provide food and services to our most vulnerable residents. As we head into the holiday season, consider...
Kiwanis Charities of Santa Monica Donates $70,000 to Install New Scoreboards at Historic Belmar...
The following is a press release provided by the City of Santa Monica.
At its February 28. 2023 meeting, the Santa Monica City Council accepted a $70,000 donation from Kiwanis Charities of Santa Monica to...
Quick Legislative Update: Where Are the Bills Now?
The following post first appeared in Streetsblog California.
The two legislative houses have one more week to pass bills to the next house, where the process begins anew. Here’s a super quick and far from...
Metro to Mitigate Increased Driving on Future Freeway Expansion Projects – Part 1
Today's scintillating topic is VMT mitigation. VMT Mitigation! VMT stands for Vehicle Miles Traveled. Mitigation means making bad things less bad. This story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.
VMT mitigation is a wonky, jargon-filled...
Advocacy Groups Plead with Governor to Reign In Rogue State Transportation Department
This article first appeared at Streetsblog California.
More than sixty climate and transportation advocacy organizations sent a letter to Governor Newsom asking him to investigate current state Transportation Department practices that are undermining California's climate,...
Metro Touts Full Year of Transit Ridership Growth
Southern California transit ridership had a pretty good year. Metro ridership, recently increasing, continued its upward trends. This week, Metro released November ridership figures showing an 11.3 percent increase in total system ridership compared to November...
Meet Dr. Stacy Williamson, the New Assistant Superintendent at SMMUSD
The following is a press release from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Dr. Stacy Williamsonas the new assistant superintendent of educational...
Santa Monica Farmers Market Events to Host Panel on Food Insecurity in Los Angeles
Via press release from Food Forward, a local non-profit that fights hunger and food waste.
How are we doing as a country in eliminating hunger? In his new book, Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate...
Metro Cuts Late Night Service on Expo Line
This article first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.
Metro is finally testing its new Regional Connector subway project. Metro riders are eager to ride the expanded light rail lines, and to experience shorter trip times and fewer...
There’s a Budget with Transit Funding, But Negotiations Aren’t Over
The story first appeared at Streetsblog California.
California legislative leaders have come to agreement to use some money from the state's cap-and-trade program to prevent transit agencies from heading over the "fiscal cliff" that could...
Speed Camera Bill Has Bent Over Backwards to Answer Opponents
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog California.
For years, proponents of speed cameras, which have proven to reduce vehicle speeding, have been trying to get a bill through the state legislature to allow their use in...
SMMUSD Joins LA vs Hate
The following is a press release of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education approved a resolution, Recognizing United Against Hate Week 2023, at its Nov. 2,...
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