Tag: Santa Monica City Council
City Expands Cannabis Retail Opportunities In Non-Residential Districts
SANTA MONICA—On Thursday, September 11, the city of Santa Monica announced on its website that the City Council on September 9 approved a comprehensive...
Santa Monica City Council Files Lawsuit Against City
SANTA MONICA—On September 5, two of the Downtown Santa Monica (DTSM) City Council members Leonid Pustilnikov and Jon Farzam, filed suit in Los Angeles...
Santa Monica Residents Win 7-Year Battle To Close Airport
SANTA MONICA— On May 30, multiple reports confirmed that Santa Monica residents won a seven-year battle to have the Santa Monica Airport (originally known...
New Entertainment Zone Approved For Third Street Promenade
SANTA MONICA—On Wednesday, May 14, the Santa Monica City Council approved a new Entertainment Zone, a first-of-its-kind effort to support economic development to the...
City Council Establishes Economic Development Ad Hoc Subcommittee
SANTA MONICA—On Monday, March 10, the Santa Monica City Council announced on its website that on Saturday they established an Economic Development Ad Hoc...
New Mayor, New Councilmembers Installed In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—On December 11, the city of Santa Monica announced that on December 10, during an installation ceremony newly-elected Councilmembers Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin,...
Santa Monica To Build New Pedestrian Bridge
SANTA MONICA—On October 31, the City of Santa Monica announced that the 85-year-old pedestrian bridge that connects Ocean Avenue to the Santa Monica Pier...
Santa Monica Delays Vote To Forbid Sleeping In Public
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, August 27, Santa Monica City Council members decided to delay the vote to implement a new law making it illegal for...
Santa Monica Implementing New Permitting System
SANTA MONICA—On Wednesday, July 24, the city of Santa Monica noted in a press release that the City Council unanimously voted to move forward...
City Council Adopts Big Blue Bus 5-Year Plan
SANTA MONICA—On July 10, the city of Santa Monica announced that the SM City Council during its July 9 meeting, they adopted Brighter Blue,...
Big Blue Bus Seeking City Council Approval On ‘Brighter Blue’ Plan
SANTA MONICA—On Friday, July 5, the city of Santa Monica announced that on Tuesday, July 9, the Santa Monica City Council will vote on...
City Council Approves Operating, Capital Improvement Program In 2024-25 Budget
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica City Council on June 25, adopted the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 operating and Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, budget, continuing to...
City Council Approves Added Renter Protections To Limit Rising Evictions
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, January 23, the Santa Monica City Council approved a slate of added protections for renters, including prohibitions against drastic rent increases,...
Movement Made On Future Of Santa Monica Airport
SANTA MONICA—On December 20 it was announced that the Santa Monica City Council took a large step forward in the process of closing the...
City Council Approves Ordinance To Address Pier Ocean Water Quality
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, November 15, the Santa Monica City Council approved an ordinance to prohibit the distribution of food to birds and animals at...
City Council Votes To Support Justice For Renters Act
SANTA MONICA—The City of Santa Monica announced in a press release on Tuesday, November 14, that the City Council during its meeting on October...
City Council Unanimously Approves Private Security Downtown
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica City Council unanimously voted 7-0 to approve a pilot program that will deploy a private security company to patrol downtown...
Balanced Budget for FY 2023 – 2025 Approved By City Council
SANTA MONICA—On June 27, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously adopted a balanced biennial budget for Fiscal Years 2023-2025. The budget reflects the most...
Pier Bridge Replacement Progresses With Council Approval
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica City Council's approved an environmental impact report at a regular meeting on June 13 that will allow the Pier Bridge...
Garbage Collection Rates Are Set To Increase This Summer
SANTA MONICA—Garbage collection rates are set to increase by 11 percent each year for the next five years after members of the Santa Monica...
