Year in review: California descends into budget deficit
Two seemingly diametrically opposed things were both true about California’s budget in 2023. The state had to pare down its ...
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Bloom-penned pedestrian safety bill passes legislature en route to Governor’s desk
A new bill heading to Gov. Newsom’s desk would work to protect pedestrians by requiring all state-owned roads to grant ...
City introduces policy for police department’s use of military equipment
Military-style equipment is not a new tool in the Santa Monica Police Department’s arsenal, but per a new state bill ...
Ellis Act reform bill seeks to limit rent control evictions
CLARA HARTER SMDP Staff Writer Since passing in 1985, the Ellis Act has been the ire of rent control supporters, ...
Newsom passed two controversial housing bills, here’s what that means for local development
In February, City Council broke with its longstanding pro-housing stance and sided with several othe
California advances 2 zoning bills to promote scarce housing
DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Spurred by an affordable housing shortage, spiking home prices and intractable homelessness, California lawmakers on Thursday ...
Brazen shoplifting spurs California law for organized thefts
STEFANIE DAZIO and DON THOMPSON Associated Press With violent smash-and-grab shoplifting costing C
COVID rules endanger neighborhoods
A cadre of Bay Area legislators are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to push through a sle
Plastics bill moves forward in Sacramento
A bill to phase out single-use plastics by 2030 passed Wednesday in the state senate and its companion bill passed ...
Bloom’s rent control bill stalls in Sacramento
A proposal from the state assemblymember representing Santa Monica to control rising rents won’t move forward this year. Assemblyman Richard ...
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