Looking Back at the News Stories That Defined Santa Monica in 2016
This past year, Santa Monica continued to advance some very progressive policies aimed at sharing the city’s increasing prosperity with as wide a swath of residents, workers, and other members of the community as...
Fake News: Santa Monica Edition
For a city its size, Santa Monica has a robust media ecosystem of locally-focused print and digital news publications. With a population just shy of 100,000, Santa Monica boasts several print papers and two...
Election Analysis: LV Lost Big, Bigger Than You Think
The following piece first appeared on The Healthy City Local.
I haven’t written here for a while. It’s easy for a little hiatus to become a long vacation, especially over the holidays, and especially, if you...
Santa Monica’s No on LV Campaign Earns 2016 Streetsie Award “Honorable Mention”
The campaign that soundly defeated the no-growth Measure LV this past November has been given the “Honorable Mention” nod in the 2016 Streetsie Awards category of “Advocacy Organization of the Year.”
The Streetsie Awards are...
With Ballot Initiative Pending, SMC Announces “Priority Enrollment” Program for Locals
Santa Monica College (SMC) announced earlier this week a program that grants priority enrollment to local students and residents of Santa Monica and Malibu for the winter semester that begins January 3, 2017. To...
Let’s Make It Official : We’re No on LV
We don’t think it’s a surprise to say that Santa Monica Next encourages a “no” vote on Measure LV. Given that this publication was alone in calling for people to not even sign the...
A Quick Review of Measure SM
As we finish up our review of the ballot measures there's one measure we haven't covered, Measure SM. SM has received scant media coverage, and a quick google search shows that it hasn't even...
Yes on Measure M
(This editorial also appears on Streetsblog Los Angeles.)
There is a lot to like about Measure M, the Los Angeles County sales tax that would fund a mix of transit and other transportation projects throughout...
Get Ready to #VoteLocal: Santa Monica’s Local Races Take Shape
While much of the nation is wringing its hands over who will become the next president of the United States, Santa Monica’s local races have begun taking shape and there are some very important...
No-Growth Ballot Initiative Goes “Too Far,” Say Santa Monica City Councilmembers
The conservative no-growth group, Residocracy, has begun gathering signatures to put an initiative on the November ballot that would require nearly all new projects taller than 32 feet to be approved by a popular...
Measure LV Update: Dems. Hit Hard, CLUE Holds Forum
On Monday night, the Santa Monica Democratic Club announced the results of its members' endorsement vote. In something of a surprise, the local Democratic Club voted overwhelmingly to formally oppose Measure LV by a...
Santa Monica’s Final Election Results Show Strong Support for Incumbents, Rejection of Ballot-Box Planning
The final vote counts for Santa Monica’s local elections are in, showing big wins for incumbents and an unambiguous rejection of the no-growth ballot initiative, Measure LV.
The final tallies, which were officially certified by...
Check Out Our Non-Partisan Voter Guide from Last Week’s Vote Local Event
Last Thursday, Santa Monica Next held a non-partisan pre-election party that featured a voter guide listing endorsements on local, regional and state-wide ballot measures from over a dozen advocacy and news organizations including the...
Sierra Club: No on LV
It's getting crowded on the "No on LV" bandwagon.
Earlier today, The Sierra Club has announced its opposition to Measure LV Sunday. The Sierra Club joins what Santa Monica Forward's "No on LV" committee is...
Earthquakes and Santa Monica’s Measure LV
The reality of living in Southern California is that individuals, organizations, and the government always need to be prepared for earthquakes. But this November, Santa Monicans will be asked to vote on Measure LV,...
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