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Santa Monica City Council Should Increase Penalties for Catalytic Converter Theft
March 24, 2023 - The City Council of Los Angeles is one vote away from passing a law to create penalties of 6 months in jail or $1,000 in fines for each catalytic converter theft. A person would be...
Conditions at the Santa Monica Main Library are Worse than Ever After Murder
March 9, 2023 - In an email to the Library Board, Santa Monica business and property owner John Alle included dozens of sobering photos and video clips illustrating the unsafe and unclean conditions...
Santa Monica Housing Commission Subcommittee Urgently Recommends City Shift Priorities to Affordable Homeownership Rather than Renting
February 2, 2023 - In a 32-page report dated January 26, 2023, the Affordable Homeownership Subcommittee of Santa Monica's Housing Commission outlined the compelling reasons the city should make...
Suspect in Downtown Santa Monica Armed Robbery Arrested As He Arrives in Court for Unrelated Case
February 2, 2023 - A suspect in an armed robbery that occurred in the 200 block of Broadway in downtown Santa Monica was arrested when he showed up in court for an unrelated case. The armed robbery...
For the Third Street Promenade and Downtown Santa Monica to Succeed, DTSM Inc Needs to Be Disbanded Immediately, Say Some Business Owners
January 25, 2023 - Citing a budget that is heavy on salaries and failed programs, incompetent leadership, and the economically and physically depressed state of the Third Street Promenade, property...
Amazon to End Popular Amazon Smile Charitable Donation Program in February
January 19, 2023 - Amazon announced in an email yesterday that they are ceasing the Amazon Smile program that donates 0.5% of the purchase price of qualifying products to a charity of the consumer's...
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel to Lay off 320 Workers as it "Temporarily" Suspends Operations
January 19, 2023 - The luxury beachfront hotel, Loews Santa Monica Beach, has announced it is "temporarily" suspending operations effective March 4. The 320 workers at the hotel will be laid off. The...
Bivalent Booster Against Covid is A Major Failure According to LA County Health Department Data
December 21, 2022 - In September, health officials across the United States began administering and encouraging a "bivalent booster" shot for Covid-19 that was supposed to protect against both the...
If the Rain and the Cold Don't Stop You From Going in the Ocean, Maybe the Bacteria Will
December 12, 2022 - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is issuing a rain advisory regarding all Los Angeles County Beaches due to the recent rainfall. Rain allows bacteria, chemicals,...
Santa Monica to Swear in (Apparently) Newly Elected Officials Before the County Officially Finishes the Vote
November 30, 2022 - The City of Santa Monica plans to swear in new members of the city council and other elected office before the county has finalized the election results on December 8. "Elected...
Santa Monica Measure GS to Increase the Property Transfer Tax by 833% is Still Squeaking Ahead in the Polls
November 17, 2022 - Santa Monica Measure GS, which would increase property transfer taxes on property over $8 million is squeaking ahead in the polls with 52.46% of the vote - only 1,431 votes - as...
Bivalent Covid-19 and Flu Vaccines Now Offered with Your Pizza in Crypto.com Arena at Los Angeles Lakers LA Clippers and LA Kings Hockey Games
November 15, 2022 - Today the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that they are partnering with Crypto.com Arena, the Los Angeles Lakers, the LA Clippers, and LA Kings to arrange...
Are the Democrats Losing Their Amazing Lead in California, even in Santa Monica?
November 17, 2022 - Democrats won big in statewide offices in the November 8 election in California as was expected, but the lead by which they are winning is closer than in 2018. Races for the...
Update November 17, 2022: Santa Monica Local Election Results
November 17, 2022 - The results below from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder are as of November 16 at 3:20 pm. 35.5% of eligible voters's ballots have been received so far. There have been no...
Less Californians are Voting with Universal Mail-in Ballots While Elections Take a Month to Become Official
November 16, 2022 - Official results of the General Election that took place on Tuesday, November 8 will not be certified by the California Secretary of State until December 16. With universal...
Update November 15, 2022: Santa Monica Local Election Results
November 15, 2022 - The results below from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder are as of November 15 at 3:41 pm. 33.63% of eligible voters's ballots have been received so far. There have been...
Lana Negrete holds on so far as Santa Monica City Councilmember
November 11, 2022 - The results below from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder are as of November 10 at 4:23 pm. With 25.8% of registered voters' ballots received, it is unknown how many...
Santa Monica Local Election Results as of November 9 3:35 AM
November 9, 2022 - The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder released election results as of 3:35 am this morning. Results will be updated on Friday November 11. Some of the local results may change...
Armed Robbery at the 7-11 on Lincoln and Pico in Santa Monica; Two Homeless Men Arrested
November 2, 2022 - The Santa Monica Police Department reports that two homeless men have been arrested in connection with a shooting on October 29 at the 7-11 located on the corner of Lincoln...
Your Santa Monica Common Sense (California State) Voting Guide
October 20 - Votes by mail can start immediately and in-person voting centers will open on October 29. Here's how to cast your ballot in a way to best help our larger community. Or, in the case of...
Your Santa Monica Common Sense (Local) Voting Guide
October 20, 2022 - Mail-in ballots have arrived in mail boxes and voting centers are open starting October 29. How can you cast your ballot in a way that will benefit the community, bringing health,...
Your Los Angeles County Common Sense Voting Guide
October 20 - Here's how to vote to support one of the most populous counties in the country, restoring as much safety and prosperity as possible from that stolen by a largely dysfunctional County...
Lana Negrete Talks Santa Monica Problems and Solutions in Her Run for City Council
October 12, 2022 - Lana Negrete was appointed to the Sant Monica City Council in June 2021 to replace longtime councilmember Kevin McKeown who had resigned. She is now running for a place on the...
Berkeley Law School Student Groups Adopt Bylaw Prohibiting Speakers who Hold Pro-Israel Views, Thus Excluding Over 90% of Jews from Speaking on Any Topic
September 30, 2022 - Multiple student groups at UC Berkeley's School of Law began the school year by adopting a bylaw written by the Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP) agreeing to boycott...
Booster Shots Targeting Omicron to be Available in LA County Next Week
September 1, 2022 - Today, Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health, announced that doses of the new booster shot targeting Omicron will be arriving in the county between September 6 and 9. The...
