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How to Get More People Involved in Government? Santa Monica’s Got Some New Ideas

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Santa Monica wants YOU to participate in local government. City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve an initiative aimed at increasing levels of civic participation, getting a broader spectrum of Santa Monicans involved...

#TreeHugSaMo Contest Extended!

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Originally timed to coincide with Jerry Peace Activist Rubin's "Tree Hugging Day," we did get a couple of great submissions. But since I spent my day working on fixing the website (the problem was...

Happy New Year, See You Tomorrow

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Barring any breaking news, Santa Monica Next is taking the day off to with a Happy New Years to all those celebrating today.

Mainstreaming Bicycling, Lessons From Davis California

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I’m returned to Santa Monica this week from attending the California by Bike Summit in Oakland, with the theme of mainstreaming the bike in California, and a few extra days in the Bay Area...

Santa Monica Launches Next Century Cities Tech Initiative

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Officials from more than two dozen cities across the country gathered at Cross Campus in Santa Monica Monday morning for the launch of Next Century Cities, an initiative designed to help municipalities develop locally-controlled...

Santa Monica City Council Approves Moderate Water Rate Increase

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Anticipating the rising cost of water delivery and lost revenue for Santa Monica's water fund due to a mandatory water use reduction strategy, the City Council last night unanimously approved a plan that could raise...

Santa Monica Fights Cancer with 24-Hour Relay for Life

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Celeste Miller’s approach to life after her cancer diagnosis nine years ago wasn’t what you might expect. After hearing the news, she decided to finally learn how to swim. Then she took up rock climbing...

Featured Events: Kidical Mass, Pier Party, Beach Cleanup, and Sandcastle Contest

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Earlier this month, Damien did a profile of the Santa Monica Critical Mass. Current iterations of the event are relatively small in scale, but in years past they were highly controversial, even within the...

Tell Santa Monica City Officials Where You Want to See Bike Share Hubs

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Last week, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved what could be the County's first public bike share program. The Council tapped CycleHop, LLC to operate the 500-bike system with about 65 to 75...

Changes Coming for an Improved Santa Monica Next in 2014

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Friends, First, thank you all so much for reading and contributing to Santa Monica Next. The website is off to a great start, but thanks to a donation from the Vida Feliz Foundation, we'll be...

Don’t Forget to Join us for the Santa Monica Next/Streetsblog L.A. Fundraiser on 9/22

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With our successful launch in our rearview mirror, it's time to start thinking ahead for our joint fundraiser/party with Streetsblog Los Angeles scheduled for 9/22 from 11 am to 3 pm at Wilshire and...

Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Project: Rethinking the Role of the City in the 21st Century

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Overall, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? Are you optimistic about the future? How do you usually get to work or school? How likely or unlikely do you...

How Flexible Parking Requirements Spur Economic Development: Lessons from Santa Monica

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(Note: This story first appeared on Streetsblog Los Angeles.) It’s hard to imagine today, but Santa Monica’s commercial areas – now home to Silicon Beach, tourism and bustling retail – were sleepy, underperforming and shabby just...

A Tip of The Hat to “Pam from Santa Monica”

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Recognizing her role both as a local and regional leader on environmental and transportation issues, Streetsblog Los Angeles awarded Pam O'Connor the "Politician of the Year" Streetsie Award for 2013. Southern California Streets Initiative...

Vote Local Q and A: 6 Candidates Weigh In on SMC Bond

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Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to give voters an idea of the candidates personality, others on...
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