City Manager David White to step down in February
After three-plus years serving as Santa Monica’s City Manager, David White will be stepping down from the role in February, ...
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More than 2,300 bills died without a vote in the last two years
We know how legislatures work: lawmakers introduce bills, debate on them and vote yes or no. Right? Not exactly. Of ...
5,000 bills is too many. Assembly Speaker sets new max for legislators
The California Assembly will limit the number of bills each member can introduce from 50 each two-year session to 35, ...
It’s a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress
The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with ...
Voter awareness event focuses on non-political commonalities
No matter what candidates locals will be casting their votes for in November, the process itself is an underrated uniting ...
Affordable housing developer to buy pet store site for more senior housing
In a move that almost snuck under the radar last month, the City Council voted 4-3 to support an effort ...
California lawmakers kill crime bills, keep reparations proposals alive
California lawmakers today weeded out hundreds of pricey proposals, including notable ones on crime and technology. As they culled about ...
LA County supervisors look to rare reforms that would dilute their power
It’s axiomatic that institutions, whether governmental, academic, philanthropic or corporate, rarely reform themselves. Universally, if systemic change occurs, it tends ...
California is late on its own financial health report for the 6th straight year
California — a state whose officials love to tout it as the world’s fifth largest economy — is a year ...
Samohi students get a taste of potential future professions
A crop of smart and talented youth were able to get more insight into their professional ambitions this past week. ...
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