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City Hall releases report on scooter and bike usage
Almost half of the roughly 2.7 million trips electric scooter and bike riders took in Santa Monica f
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City Council limits “mansionization” of single-family neighborhoods
The Santa Monica City Council adopted regulations Tuesday that aim to limit the “mansionization”
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City files opening appellate brief in CVRA case
The city of Santa Monica filed its opening brief Friday in the appellate phase of the voting rights case initiated...
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Consultant recommends policies to prevent sexual abuse in city youth programs
A consultant recommended Tuesday that the city of Santa Monica standardize training, policies and procedures to prevent and detect youth...
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City Council to hear recommendations to prevent child abuse in youth programs as part of Uller investigation
A consultant will make recommendations to the City Council Tuesday on how to prevent the sexual abus
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Santa Monica may recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Santa Monica may decide to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the request of a Chicanx student gro
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City Council to review Memorial Park plan
Santa Monicans can expect brand-new sports fields and better amenities at Memorial Park — but not
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Vacation rentals and misuse of rent-controlled housing now subject to $1,000 fines
Property owners who rent units subject to Santa Monica’s rent control laws at market rates or conv
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City Council adopts $1,000 fine for false paperwork
Anyone who knowingly lies on paperwork submitted to the city of Santa Monica could face a $1,000 fine, six months...
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LA considers limits on where homeless can camp
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A proposal to greatly restrict where homeless people may camp i
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