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City Hall: Primary goal accomplished with subsidized art studio
SMO — City Hall says that it "accomplished its primary goal" in providing a 22,500-square-foot hangar on public land at...
Read moreCity reviewing airport art studio lease
AIRPORT AVENUE — Santa Monica Art Studios, which rents a 26,500-square-foot public space next to the Santa Monica Airport at...
Read moreBrief: Public employee salary data released
State Controller John Chiang has updated his public employee compensation website with the latest wage and benefit information for California...
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Brief: Kuehl receives more backers
Malibu leaders are joining Santa Monica's in supporting Sheila Kuehl in her bid for the Third District seat on the...
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Main Street eatery busted for clubbing
MAIN STREET — A restaurant has been busted by City Hall for operating as a nightclub by allowing people to...
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Kuehl racks up endorsements for county supervisor
CITYWIDE — Santa Monica leaders continue to publicly endorse former State Sen. and Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl in her bid for...
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A fiscal year in review: Tourism, calls for service, homelessness up; affordable housing down
CITYWIDE — Tourism continues to rise in Santa Monica, according to City Hall's Year End Report. The report, which lists...
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City officials justify lawyer salaries
CITY HALL — Santa Monica has more high-paid staff attorneys than any municipality in Los Angeles County, according to a...
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Brief: Gov. Brown signs Lieu legislation
Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law three bills authored by State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Santa Monica) over the weekend, all...
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Brief: McKeown named county Democrat of Year
Santa Monica Councilman Kevin McKeown was named Democrat of the Year by Los Angeles County Democrats for the second time...
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