Tag: government

Staff from the Board of Equalization's Statewide Compliance & Outreach Program (SCOP) will soon be visiting non-residential retail businesses in ...

Editor: Here are two things the SMRR-controlled Santa Monica City Council doesn't want you to know: 1. The more we ...

Now that our City Council has reformed the old zoning ordinance into a new, more opaque document, it is moving ...

Editor: Santa Monica has wasted a unique opportunity. Regulating and taxing short-term rentals could generate millions for affordable housing. These ...

Cities all over the world, from Paris to San Francisco, are beginning to regulate the home-sharing service Airbnb. Santa Monica ...

What is a community? People and their institutions. Schools, houses of worship and government. Jobs, stores, parks, recreation, cultural events ...

Dozens of Airbnb users gathered on the lawn of City Hall to protest the second reading of an ordinance that ...

On Monday, I was watching Fox News. (Actually, while flipping channels.) Anchor Megyn Kelly asked Jeb Bush, "On Iraq, if ...

Legislation that would impose a fee on distributors of sugary drinks and create a dedicated revenue source to address the ...

City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to have city attorneys review ways to control emissions at Santa Monica Airport. "We know ...