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City Council approves fare hikes for senior ridesharing service
A ridesharing service for seniors and people with disabilities is raising fares for the first time in two decades and...
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City budget cuts jobs and raises parking rates to offset shortfalls
Santa Monica’s 2019-2021 budget is 7% or about $108 million smaller than its last biennial budget, marking the beginning of...
Read moreCouncil to adopt 2019-2021 budget
City Council will meet Tuesday to vote on the 2019-2021 budget, appoint new board members and commissioners, raise fares on...
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Sustainability czar leaves Santa Monica greener than he found it
The man who made Santa Monica a leader in sustainability and helped the city prepare for climate change is retiring...
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City moves to limit “McMansionization” of single-family neighborhoods
Officials are revising development standards in Santa Monica’s single-family neighborhoods to discourage developers from replacing small homes with mansions. In...
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LA County motel rooms could be turned into homeless housing
Los Angeles County needs to get almost 60,000 people experiencing homelessness off the streets, but building new shelters is expensive...
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Parks, Parking and Pensions
There’s a new building going up in town. I know, there’s a LOT of them, but the one in particular...
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Metro to close two Expo Line Stations for 60 Days beginning June 22 as part of New Blue improvements project in Downtown L.A.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) reminds the public that beginning June 22 Expo Line service at 7th...
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Supervisors approve measures to protect housing aid recipients
Los Angeles is taking steps to improve the County’s severe housing crisis. The “Source of Income Protection” ordinance was approved...
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Commission rejects historic district application
A proposal to create Santa Monica’s fifth historic district encompassing a group of homes in Ocean Park will not go...
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