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Your Column Here – Stronger and more resilient
By Ted Winterer The economic crisis wrought by the Coronavirus pandemic is unlike anything we’ve
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Letter to the Editor – Call the Council
Editor: I urge you all to please call, text & email City Council today, and make very clear all the
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City of Santa Monica offers employees lump sums to leave their jobs
Facing a projected $226 million budget gap as coronavirus slashes municipal revenues, Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday authorized payouts...
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City services adapting to new reality
While most city of Santa Monica employees are working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, som
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California cities want transparency rules waived in pandemic
JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press Citing unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus pandem
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Letter to the Editor – No walk in the park
Letter to editor I would like to point out how out of touch our Mayor Kevin McKeown is with the...
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Consumer Corner – Santa Monica’s Temporary Moratorium of Tenancy Terminations and Evictions
By Gary Rhoades On March 19, 2020, the Santa Monica City Council ratified the City’s emergency mo
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Santa Monica cancels all events, schools close to contain coronavirus
Santa Monica canceled all events and local schools announced plans to close Thursday as the number o
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Santa Monica allows housing projects to bypass lengthy approval process
Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow all affordable housing projects and many market-rate projects to go through...
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Santa Monica settles with 24 child abuse victims for $42.6 million
The city of Santa Monica will pay out $42.6 million to 24 individuals who sued the city for failing to...
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