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  • Redistricting: Time for the Santa Monica City Council to Admit They Don't Know Better

    Armen Melkonians, Residocracy|Dec 15, 2018

    Update, My Take, and My Analysis on the California Voter Rights Act (CVRA) post-trial hearing that was held in Judge Yvette Palazuelos Courtroom on Friday December 7th to discuss proposals for remedies in legalizing Santa Monica's illegal at-large election system; or in other words abandoning the at-large based election system and implementing district-based elections. No decision was made by the Judge on Friday. The City's attorneys tried to sneak in a re-argument of the merits case, while...

  • NMS Developers Have Bought Six of Seven City Council Members

    Armen Melkonians, City Council Candidate|Sep 13, 2016

    I can't recall a single project proposed by developer NMS that was not approved by our city staff or our City Council. As of September 7, NMS has already contributed $225,000 to the anti-LUVE developer PAC called "HOME." With this war chest, HOME is showering every voter in Santa Monica with mailers full of lies, attempting to confuse them. Their goal is to trick residents into voting against their own interests by opposing LUVE - Measure LV. In 2012, NMS and Chicago based developer Century West...