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Council set to finalize LUCE
CITY HALL — After six years of work, Santa Monica’s general plan update — the document that will guide real...
Read moreCity Hall still fighting Embassy court decision
CITY HALL — Santa Monica officials are challenging an appellate court decision issued last month that could mean the loss of...
Read moreCouncil to vote on sales tax increase
CITY HALL — Santa Monica voters in November could decide whether to increase the local sales tax by a half...
Read moreAssistant city manager abruptly resigns
CITY HALL — Jennifer Phillips, the assistant city manager who oversaw Santa Monica’s planning, library, community and cultural services, economic...
Read moreMeasures to boost sales tax considered
CITY HALL — With a projected budget gap as high as $53 million by 2015, City Hall officials are considering...
Read moreCity Hall surveys interest in boosting coffers
CITY HALL — Despite a balanced budget for the next fiscal year, City Hall officials are looking into options to...
Read moreWinners announced in SM Teen Film Fest
CITY HALL — The results are in! Judges with the Fifth Annual Santa Monica Teen Film Festival sifted through more...
Read moreCabbies want full disclosure from City Hall
CITY HALL — The City Council won’t finalize its plan to overhaul Santa Monica’s taxi cab permitting system until this...
Read moreCouncil considers shorter meetings
CITY HALL — It was an irony lost on no one in the building. The City Council on Tuesday spent...
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Reed Park slated for improvements
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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