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Council tackles leaf blowers, food trucks
CITY HALL — City Council on Tuesday decided it will consider changing its stance on leaf blowers and gourmet food...
Read morePraised for healing fractured relationships, City Manager Lamont Ewell steps down
CITY HALL — When he puts the last box of personal items in his car today and hands over the keys...
Read moreCouncil to approve $3.35M for credit card processing
CITY HALL — These days you can pay for just about any city service with a credit card, but while...
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City Hall to take first step on freeway capping plan
CITY HALL — Today it’s the traffic clogged intersection of the I-10 Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway, but City Hall...
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Ready, set, Glow
CITY HALL — Planning is underway for the second installment of Glow, Santa Monica’s signature, dawn-to-dusk art event that drew...
Read moreCouncil postpones meeting because of mayor’s death
CITY HALL — City Council’s meeting scheduled for today has been called off because at least three council members thought...
Read moreCampaign has raised smoking ban awareness, at a cost
CITY HALL — A publicity campaign aimed at educating Santa Monica residents and visitors on the city’s tough no-smoking laws...
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Ordinance change sought to allow food truck court
CITY HALL — Though gourmet food trucks have drawn criticism from some quarters for doing business on public streets, it...
Read moreA modern age for parking permits
CITY HALL — For the thousands of residents who have preferential parking restrictions in their neighborhoods, the cumbersome permit renewal...
Read moreCouncil to vote on Broad museum agreement
CITY HALL — In what could be a significant step toward bringing a world class art museum to Santa Monica’s...
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