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The annual State of the City is usually a chance for City Hall to praise the business community responsible for much of Santa Monica’s tax revenue. It’s also a chance for City officials to promote their own policies and tout their own achievements. Both happened during the 2016 event, but aside from the self-congratulatory backslapping […]
