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Lights, camera, action! Santa Monica prepares for grand Cirque du Soleil return
Councilmembers voted unanimously 7-0 to allow the City to negotiate and enter into an agreement with Cirque du Soleil for...
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City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren honored
In Tuesday’s relatively light City Council meeting, not only was Phil Brock officially recognized as Mayor as he and former...
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Mayoral transition meeting includes talk of drones and acrobats
Tuesday’s City Council is a mostly light affair, but more importantly, it marks the last with Gleam Davis as Mayor,...
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Sale of recreational cannabis in Santa Monica set to start on December 14
Seven weeks and two days after Council voted to approve changes to the City’s zoning code, recreational cannabis will be...
Read moreToday’s City Council meeting will be the last before the mayoral handover
In terms of the actual agenda, this week’s City Council meeting will probably be a more subdued affair compared to...
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Deadly intersection becomes a four-way stop
Following on from City Council’s vote to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero safety commitment to reduce road-related injuries in the...
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Council votes unanimously to approve the 2022-23 fiscal year-end budget review
With only one or two points of discussion, councilmembers voted unanimously 7-0 to move forward with the fiscal year 2022-23...
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City Council votes unanimously to support California Proposition One
In Tuesday’s meeting, Council voted unanimously to support California Proposition 1 at the request of Councilmembers Caroline Torosis, Jesse Zwick...
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Don’t feed the birds: New rule aims to curb poop pollution at the Santa Monica Pier
The seemingly innocent act of feeding birds near the Pier actually contributes significantly to bacterial contamination in the waters surrounding...
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With one cyclist dead and another injured, Council approves new safety measures
In last night’s refreshingly succinct City Council meeting, councilmembers voted unanimously to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero safety commitment to...
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