Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Good evening. Thank you for being here with me, the Vice Mayor and City Manager David White for the annual State of the City event. On behalf of myself and my colleagues on the City Council, I want to thank you for your interest in staying informed about what's happening in this community we call home. I also want to thank the members of our Boards and Commissions, many of whom have joined us tonight. A special thank you to the Chairs and Vice Chairs who have joined my Mayor's Cabinet. Your...
We have actually reacted to the emergency declaration a year ago with three new initiatives since I became Mayor. 1. Pathway home. 2. The community health (psychiatric) van, and 3. The Step Court. I am very proud of making real strides against the plague of homelessness in our city. Today was the most emotional day of my time on City Council, because we launched the Pathway Home. Here's our press release about the program: Los Angeles County's Pathway Home program brought 25 people experiencing...
With shouts of "19" echoing across the stage, the Santa Monica High School Class of 2019 flipped their tassels from right to left and exuberantly took their final steps as high school students. This was the 165th graduation ceremony at Samohi, and 670 seniors took part in this time-honored tradition. As the students strode into the Memorial Greek Theatre the crowd of over 3500 parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and friends clapped, cheered and waved signs as the seniors, resplendent in...
Update 6/28: Last night, the City Council voted 7-0 to move forward with a temporary field at the Civic Center, at an estimated cost of $8.6 million, and work with the various constituents to address their parking needs. The motion included authorization for a mandatory parking study related to the site, issuing an RFP for renovation of the Civic building and analysis of additional field space at Memorial Park. Staff were also directed to take feedback from Thursday’s School Board meeting r...
