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Council to approve Reed Park office improvements
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica...
Read moreWalk raises funds, awareness for suicide prevention
CITY HALL — Sarah Sly will never forget the day she walked into her backyard four years ago. On Dec....
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It came from the skies
CITY HALL — Southern Californians may be notoriously pathetic when it comes to dealing with a little wet weather, but...
Read moreCouncil gets first peek at park plans
CITY HALL — The City Council on Tuesday got its first chance to formally weigh in on early-stage concepts for...
Read moreCouncil to nix some Main Street meters
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica...
Read moreTaxi overhaul moves to council
CITY HALL — After years in the works, the City Council is set to take a step toward greatly limiting...
Read moreCity Council to approve dating services
CITY HALL — A lot has changed since the 1950s, especially when it comes to dating. Accordingly, after careful deliberation,...
Read moreGadfly demands $10M from City Hall for discrimination
CITY HALL — By one measure, last Tuesday’s City Council meeting — the first to be conducted under a recently...
Read moreCity workers to cover 5 percent of insurance
CITY HALL — Santa Monica will soon cease being the only city among its peers in the region to cover...
Read moreCity Hall employees to pay for health insurance
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica...
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