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BBB fare hike delayed for SMC
CITY HALL — City Hall has agreed not to charge Santa Monica College more for providing its students and staff...
Read moreWater costs going up for SM residents
CITY HALL — A water rate hike approved this week by the Metropolitan Water District — which supplies Santa Monicans...
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Council awards contract for Garden Walk
CITY HALL — The City Council on Tuesday voted to accept the recommendation made by a panel of design experts...
Read moreCouncil says ‘not so fast’ to B and B owners
CITY HALL — The saga of Santa Monica’s lone, would-be bed and breakfast continues. The City Council on Tuesday night...
Read moreSM voters could decide smoking ban expansion
CITY HALL — Having failed, so far, to convince the City Council to enact a ban on smoking inside apartment...
Read moreCouncil travel costs down
CITY HALL — In their roles representing the residents of Santa Monica, some members of the City Council occasionally find...
Read morePlanners seek 11th hour input on LUCE
CITY HALL — For City Hall planners, it’s time for a toast. Having worked for more than four years on...
Read moreCity Hall takes FAA dispute to DC court
CITY HALL — The City Attorney’s Office on Monday filed papers in a Washington, D.C. federal appellate court arguing City...
Read moreO’Connor gets warning from state on late campaign filings
CITY HALL — Following a local gadfly’s urging, California’s Fair Political Practices Commission has officially warned Mayor Pro Tem Pam...
Read morePranks abound in SM on April Fools’ Day
CITY HALL — As it has for each of the past nine years come April 1, the Santa Monica Daily...
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