Santa Monica News
Santa Monicans For Renters’ Rights Makes Endorsements at Annual Convention
Grassroots organization Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights held its annual convention Saturday, where it endorsed candidates for key races in Santa Monica ahead of the 2024 Election. SMRR made 12 candidate endorsements at the convention: four for the City Council, two for the Rent Control Board, and three for both the Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School (SMMUSD) District Board and the Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees.
EDITORIAL: Christine Parra is Not a Serious Person
Santa Monica City Councilmember Christine Parra is a mystery. She came out of nowhere for many of us four years ago to be elected as a member of the so-called “change slate,” alongside Phil Brock and Oscar De La Torre. She has largely sat quietly at city council meetings other than to go along with their nativist and regressive agenda. She doesn’t seem like she enjoys the job, or governing in general for that matter. I honestly don’t know why she would want to run again other than to piss off the three council members she called “the liberal minority” and their allies in the city. And not for nothing – it’s pretty scary if they are the only liberals on a city council of seven representing what’s supposed to be a progressive city.
Santa Monica Democratic Club Hosts City Council Candidate Forum
Election season has started early in Santa Monica this year as the campaigns for local office – particularly for city council – look to be highly competitive. Following a successful forum on May 29 that featured candidates for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board (SMMUSD), Rent Control Board, and Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees, the Santa Monica Democratic Club hosted six candidates for city council last week. Their meeting was held in person at Virginia Avenue Park and over a Zoom camera feed. There were about 80 total attendees. The meeting has also been viewed on YouTube close to 240 times since.
Community Corporation of Santa Monica Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Santa Monica’s First Small Business Marketplace
Community Corporation of Santa Monica, a non-profit organization that restores, builds, and manages affordable housing for people of modest means, today hosted a ribbon-cutting event for Pico Roots, Santa Monica’s first small business marketplace. Pico Roots, with partial funding from the City of Santa Monica, will provide a platform for local entrepreneurs to grow and expand their businesses while celebrating diversity, culture, and connection.
Santa Monicans For Renters’ Rights Makes Endorsements at Annual Convention
Grassroots organization Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights held its annual convention Saturday, where it endorsed candidates for key races in Santa Monica ahead of the 2024 Election. SMRR made 12 candidate endorsements at the convention: four for the City Council, two for the Rent Control Board, and three for both the Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School (SMMUSD) District Board and the Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees.
EDITORIAL: Christine Parra is Not a Serious Person
Santa Monica City Councilmember Christine Parra is a mystery. She came out of nowhere for many of us four years ago to be elected as a member of the so-called “change slate,” alongside Phil Brock and Oscar De La Torre. She has largely sat quietly at city council meetings other than to go along with their nativist and regressive agenda. She doesn’t seem like she enjoys the job, or governing in general for that matter. I honestly don’t know why she would want to run again other than to piss off the three council members she called “the liberal minority” and their allies in the city. And not for nothing – it’s pretty scary if they are the only liberals on a city council of seven representing what’s supposed to be a progressive city.
Santa Monica Democratic Club Hosts City Council Candidate Forum
Election season has started early in Santa Monica this year as the campaigns for local office – particularly for city council – look to be highly competitive. Following a successful forum on May 29 that featured candidates for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board (SMMUSD), Rent Control Board, and Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees, the Santa Monica Democratic Club hosted six candidates for city council last week. Their meeting was held in person at Virginia Avenue Park and over a Zoom camera feed. There were about 80 total attendees. The meeting has also been viewed on YouTube close to 240 times since.
Community Corporation of Santa Monica Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Santa Monica’s First Small Business Marketplace
Community Corporation of Santa Monica, a non-profit organization that restores, builds, and manages affordable housing for people of modest means, today hosted a ribbon-cutting event for Pico Roots, Santa Monica’s first small business marketplace. Pico Roots, with partial funding from the City of Santa Monica, will provide a platform for local entrepreneurs to grow and expand their businesses while celebrating diversity, culture, and connection.
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