Simple Proposal : The Bigger the Vehicle, the Higher the Cost to Park It
This article first appeared at Streetsblog USA.
Big news out of Montreal: Starting on July 1, drivers of larger, heavier cars will pay more for residential parking permits in one busy corner of town.
In the...
More Media Friendly Polls Reflect/Manipulate the Public Mood
It's been just over a month since the last "Pulse Poll" was conducted and released by the anti-union dark money organization "Eyes on 11." This newest poll shows "residents" doubted that a new city...
Far Right Epoch Times Swings at “Dangerous” Santa Monica
Yesterday, the far-right news outlet Epoch Times featured Santa Monica resident, delivery driver and content maker Matt Wilson on its California Insider YouTube series. "Resident Tells How California's Famous Beachtown is Unsafe" is a...
A Taco Stand on the Corner in Santa Monica Is a Great Place for...
In the 2016 presidential election, a Trump surrogate promised a taco truck on every corner if Hilary Clinton won. This is one of many reasons I supported Hilary. However, as with most policy positions,...
It’s Time for Santa Monica to Reject Santa Monica Pulse Polls
In its most recent article on a "Santa Monica Pulse" poll, Santa Monica Lookout writer Jorge Casuso wrote, "A monthly push poll of Santa Monica residents found the vast majority wants the City to...
School construction projects create a once-in-a-generation opportunity for safe streets improvements
Santa Monica City and school district have a rare opportunity to work together to make our City’s streets safer for children and families going to school. But they only have a few months to...
Sending Santa Monica’s Affordable Housing to Palmdale Is a Toxic Mix of Climate Denialism...
Urban sprawl is the leading cause of air pollution, greenhouse gasses, wildfires, and other contributors to the global warming that is likely to end civilization as we know it. People who live in remote...
Let’s Be Real: Homelessness is a Housing Problem
No corner of the state has been untouched by California's homelessness crisis: the most recent count found that Los Angeles County has more than 65,000 homeless individuals and families, including more than 800 in...
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Editorial: In Rush to Improve Coffers, City Shouldn’t Quickly Sell Kiosk Rights
At tonight's meeting, the Santa Monica City Council is expected to vote on whether or not to approve a contract with BIG Outdoor, an electronic billboard company, for a 20-year contract to own, operate,...
Builder’s Remedy Debacle Shows Council Delivers the Wrong Kind of Change
During the 2020 campaign for Santa Monica City Council, the “Change Slate” swept into power promising to support the police department and to limit new housing development. Three members of the slate were elected,...
Have Questions for Safety Expert and Personal Injury Attorney James Pocrass?
As part of a new feature, James Pocrass a personal injury lawyer with the firm POCRASS AND DE LOS REYES LLC will answer questions submitted by you, our readers, that are submitted in the...
Letter from the Mayor: Looking Back at the Last Six Months
We received the following letter from Mayor Ted Winterer asking us to pass along to our readers.
Summer is officially here and I am sure you’ve noticed the seasonal changes that take shape in our...
Flying the Coop
As my friend and publisher, Damien Newton, noted in a recent post, I am moving on after four years as editor of Santa Monica Next. It has certainly been a transformative experience for me....
Op/Ed: Santa Monica City Leaders Must Also Pay for Parking
By Homa Motjabi. Mojtabai is a Massachusetts-bred, Santa Monica-based writer and public servant. Read more of her work at her website.
Parking is a hot topic in seemingly progressive Santa Monica – with a second reading and adoption...
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