Santa Monica’s Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project earns League of California Cities Award
The following is a factually accurate press release from the City of Santa Monica.
The League of California Cities awarded the 2023 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence to the city of Santa Monica for the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project.
Santa Monica’s innovative water recycling project, known as the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project...
Brock on Our Block: Phil Brock Ascends to Mayor After Low-Key Transfer of Power...
Much of the past year’s City Council meetings have gone long, often marked by heated exchanges and too much time spent debunking (or supporting) nonsensical conspiracy theories. But last night’s transfer of mayoral power...
CalBike: Tell the Legislature Hands Off Active Transportation Funding
Last year, transit agencies and advocates warned that the state budget was heading towards a fiscal disaster and as the state budget cut hundreds of millions of dollars from transit operations. Advocates for safe...
Majority of City Council Attends Rally Against County Needle Program Hosted by Group Known...
Yesterday, a majority of the Santa Monica City Council joined roughly four dozen activists at a political rally organized by the Santa Monica Coalition to demand that LA County end its needle exchange program...
Officials Overstated Santa Monica Pier Concert Crowd, According to Independent Tally
Claims that 60,000 people showed up to the first night of the Santa Monica Pier Concert series were greatly overstated, according to an independent tally released by Pier officials Thursday.
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Flip 1st Gymnastics Opens for Full Family Fun and Fitness at Pico/Lincoln
It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since Dan “the Man” Levi came to Los Angeles and to teach gymnastics. His California journey saw him teaching classes out of the back of a...
City Offers a Sneak Peek at Its Waymo Strategy with Strong Letter to CPUC...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is considering a proposal to allow Waymo unlimited access during unlimited hours to offer passenger service in its driverless cars throughout San Francisco. As a city that Waymo...
Torosis and Zwick Introduce Motion for City to Officially Back Unite Here Local 11...
Councilmembers Caroline Torosis and Jesse Zwick have introduced a motion to formally support the strike and striking workers of Unite Here Local 11 during their labor dispute with hotels including the Fairmont Miramar Hotel...
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Earlier this year, Santa Monica Next relaunched after a couple of years of very part-time publishing. Our...
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Starting with the first Friday in February, Santa Monica Next will be publishing a weekly e-news letter that will feature all of our headlines and news coverage from the past week. The newsletter will...
City Council Will Vote on Development Team for Three Affordable Housing Projects on Wilshire...
At next Tuesday’s City Council meeting (Agenda, Item 11a), the Council will consider selecting a development team that would turn three city-owned surface parking lots along the Wilshire corridor into multi-level permanent affordable housing....
Santa Monica Joins Coalitions in Defense of LGBTQ Rights, DACA Program
Santa Monica has joined dozens of other local governments and signed on to two separate amicus briefs designed to uphold LGBTQ and immigrant rights.
One brief, signed by a coalition of 26 cities and counties,...
Vendors meet at City Hall to voice concerns about new rules. Announce rally for...
Yesterday, a coalition of street vendors met at City Hall to deliver their thoughts on a series of proposed changes the city has submitted for public comment to the city’s street vending ordinance. Interested...
SMMUSD Encourages Malibu Residents to Write Coastal Commission to Support New Building at High...
In November of 2018, Malibu voters passed Measure M with 71% of the vote, a bond measure to create a state-of-the-art middle school and new high school building on the former Juan Cabrillo Elementary...
City Gives Update on E-Bike Rebate Program. Could Be Open in Spring 2024.
Santa Monica joins the small club of cities that will offer an e-bike rebate program after the city announced its program should come online in the Spring of 2024. Income qualified residents will be...