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Change 1: The SaMo Next Store

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This week is going to see a lot of changes for Santa Monica Next. On Thursday, we'll be announcing new staff and a new campaign. Over the weekend, we'll be changing the skin of...

Talking Smart Growth, Green Urbanism, and Sustainability

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I sat down with veteran political organizer and local Santa Monica activist Ernie Powell for his podcast "The Campaign with Ernie Powell" on the Radio Titans podcast network. The full interview is here. We...

“The Politics of Abundance”: An Interview with Santa Monica’s Retiring City Manager, Part One

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At the end of this month, Santa Monica City Manager Rod Gould will retire, rounding out five years of service in the bayside city and a three decade career in city management. Santa Monica Next sat...

Gruber: The Pipes, the Pipes, Are Calling: “Maintain Us!”

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Note: The original version of this article was published on The Healthy City Local. It is reprinted here with the author's permission. Hey, we’ve saddled the next generation with student loan debt; why not give...

Coming Up: League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Talks Water Facts

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It's no secret that California is experiencing an unprecedented drought, but what does that mean for our day-to-day lives? What will Governor Jerry Brown's recent $1.1 billion drought relief package, signed earlier this month, do...

SaMo Mayor, Metro Officials Sign Full Funding Agreement for Purple Line Extension

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Santa Monica Mayor Pam O'Connor, who represents the seaside city and the Southbay on the Metro Board of Directors, joined Metro CEO Art Leahy,fellow Metro Boardmembers, including L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, and a handful of...

The Next “Salon”: There’s An App for That

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I am pleased to announce the topic for our third Santa Monica Next Salon, where we pick the topic and you provide the stories. The next topic will be "There's an app for that,"...

Big Blue Bus Announces Adjustments to Santa Monica’s Controversial Bus Stop Improvement Project

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Big Blue Bus officials announced Wednesday that they would add seating and shading to some of the 40 new stops the agency recently installed as part of its $7 million overhaul of Santa Monica's...

California Incline Replacement, Esplanade Projects to Bring Safer Access to Santa Monica Beach

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Two major construction projects are underway that, once finished, promise to make access to Santa Monica's beaches safer by providing protected bike lanes and wider sidewalks. Construction on the Colorado Esplanade, which will add a...

New Software Lets You Budget the Revitalization of Santa Monica’s Civic Auditorium

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Santa Monica residents are rarely shy about demanding asking things of their local officials. And while it's easy to ask for more services, more parks, or more parking, rarely do people get a chance to experience firsthand...

FlyAway Buses Coming to Santa Monica

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Traveling between LAX and Santa Monica without a car is about to get a whole lot easier. LAX officials announced last week that starting July 15, the FlyAway bus will begin shuttling passengers directly...

Bringing City Hall to the People

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How much housing ought to get built in the next 20 years? How can we make it affordable? How much job growth should the city plan for? How can we design streets to safely...

Events: Airport2Park Panel Discussion, State of the City Meeting, City Council Discusses Bergamot, and...

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In the wake of recent developments in the City's lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, the question of how the airport would be repurposed remains. One prominent idea involves the creation of a large, multi-purpose...

Santa Monica Bike Center Takes Top Spot in National Bike Challenge

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Santa Monica Bike Center employees took one of the top spots in the League of American Bicyclists' third-annual National Bike Challenge, which challenges people throughout the country to swap their cars for bikes in...

TODAY: Memorial Ride and Vigil for Slain Bicyclist, Milt Olin

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Santa Monica Spoke, the bayside city's local chapter of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), is calling for people to join the ride from Calabasas to Downtown Los Angeles today to protest the...
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