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Citing “an increase in certain activities posing risks to public safety and the environment occurr

Speaking during the annual event, Mayor Sue Himmelrich called the issue the “elephant in every roo

Santa Monica City Council is willing to stick its neck — and, if necessary, its checkbook — out

Emily Sawicki SMDP Staff Writer Santa Monica City Hall is back open to the public, with the City Cle

CLARA HARTER SMDP Staff Writer When presented with a study session on a potential vaccine mandate fo

At 2:30 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 9, an agitated and divided City Council narrowly voted to author

Cashless fare payments will become permanent if proposals are approved. Big Blue Bus — Santa Moni

After bracing for a financial drought at the outset of the pandemic, the City is now experiencing a

CLARA HARTER SMDP Staff Writer The City’s Racial Equity Committee is entering its second year of e

Emily Sawicki SMDP Staff Writer When Santa Monica’s city staff was culled amid drastic budget cuts