Act Locally – A Call for our State and Local Leaders to Protect Our...
Tomorrow, the South Coast Air Quality Management District will vote on a long-term regional clean air plan for the urban portions of four counties—Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, and San Bernardino—under its jurisdiction. The plan...
The Past Isn’t Quite Dead Here, Either: How Racism Shaped Santa Monica
This piece originally ran on The Healthy City Local.
When Fay Wells went national to write, in the Washington Post, about what happened when a neighbor called 9-1-1 on her, she brought the issue of...
Not-Inspirational: More on the Downtown Community Plan
This was originally published on the Healthy City Local.
In my rant a few days ago I promised (threatened?) to come back with substantive analysis of the Downtown Community Plan (DCP), which the Planning Commission...
Riel Politics, Part 5: When You Have A Process, Trust It
This piece originally ran on Frank Gruber's blog, The Healthy City Local.
My intention a month ago when I wrote my fourth installment of “Riel Politics,” my series of posts on the firing of Elizabeth Riel,...
Raising the Wage
This article originally appeared on The Healthy City Local.
Lately I’ve been writing about politics qua politics, namely the firing of Elizabeth Riel, but I’m going to take a break from that saga to write...
SMRR to members: go away
At the Santa Monicans for Renters Rights (SMRR) convention on Sunday a friend asked me if it was more fun attending the convention now as a regular member than as a candidate, referring to...
Community Voices: Why Is Everyone Else Traffic?
This post originally appeared on the blog of local community activist and organizer Luke Klipp. It was republished on Santa Monica Next's sister site, Longbeachize. Klipp serves as a Metro Board Deputy to Long Beach Mayor...
Transit Overflow from the Women’s March Demonstrates Need for Better Rail Transit
Via Streetsblog California
This weekend's Women's March was an unparalleled event in United States history, with over three million people taking to the streets in cities and towns across the country. Timed to coincide with the...
Can We Cool It with the Ballot Box Planning Measures Already?
Last night, Los Angeles voters soundly beat Measure S, a poorly-conceived and draconian attempt to control the city’s planning process at the ballot box. The defeat of Measure S comes only a few months...
Community Voices: A Letter from a New Resident to the Santa Monica City Council
The following is a letter sent by a recent Santa Monica resident to the City Council. It is reprinted here with his permission.
Dear City Leaders,
I am writing regarding the Downtown Specific Plan. Although...
Gruber : That Boot Dropped at SMO
This article appeared last week at The Healthy City Local.
Last week I asked whether the other shoe, namely an FAA boot, was about to drop with respect to the Santa Monica Airport (SMO), i.e., would...
Op-Ed: Metro’s Proposal on Bike-Share Heads in the Wrong Direction
The following op-ed is authored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, a member of the California State Assembly representing Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood and surrounding West L.A. areas; Councilmember John Heilman, a member of the...
Gruber: LV Isn’t Just Anti-Development, It’s Anti-Capitalist
(This article first appeared in The Healthy City Local)
This is another in my series of posts about the rationalizations that otherwise liberal voters use for supporting Measure LV. Of all of them, the one...
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Santa Monica Next relaunched this week as a progressive non-profit news voice for a progressive city. Unlike its previous...
Editorial: To Help End Homelessness in Los Angeles County Vote Yes on H, Tell...
Every night, tens of thousands of people bed down in shelters, in their cars, or on the street. The causes are myriad. Some are homeless because of bad luck. Some are trying to escape...
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