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SMMUSD Board Celebrates Staff and Gains in Restorative Justice and Antiracist Curriculum
During Thursday’s board meeting, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) leadership highlighted their progress towards their social justice goals, celebrated classified employees, and spotlighted Roosevelt Elementary.
Santa Monica’s Ceasefire Resolution Draws More Than 100 Speakers
The City of Santa Monica became the latest major entity in the Los Angeles area to call for a ceasefire in the current war between Israel and Hamas after the city council passed a resolution at a meeting on Tuesday.
Santa Monica Extends Local Homelessness Emergency into 2025
The homelessness crisis is still being acknowledged in at least one Westside city. The Santa Monica City Council passed a motion unanimously Tuesday night to extend the Local Emergency in the city on the issue of unhoused residents for another year. The previous declaration was set to expire at the end of the month, but will now be in effect until May 31, 2025.
SEIU Local 99 Ratifies Tentative Agreement with Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
SEIU Local 99 reached a tentative agreement with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) on April 30. Last Thursday, the union reported that the agreement was ratified by the rank-and-file by a large margin. Local 99’s bargaining unit had spent around eight months at the table with SMMUSD. In recent months, Local 99 mobilized to fight for a better contract by staging informational pickets and speaking out at board meetings. Increased wages, benefits, and hours were central to their negotiations with the district.
SMMUSD Board Celebrates Staff and Gains in Restorative Justice and Antiracist Curriculum
During Thursday’s board meeting, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) leadership highlighted their progress towards their social justice goals, celebrated classified employees, and spotlighted Roosevelt Elementary.
Santa Monica’s Ceasefire Resolution Draws More Than 100 Speakers
The City of Santa Monica became the latest major entity in the Los Angeles area to call for a ceasefire in the current war between Israel and Hamas after the city council passed a resolution at a meeting on Tuesday.
Santa Monica Extends Local Homelessness Emergency into 2025
The homelessness crisis is still being acknowledged in at least one Westside city. The Santa Monica City Council passed a motion unanimously Tuesday night to extend the Local Emergency in the city on the issue of unhoused residents for another year. The previous declaration was set to expire at the end of the month, but will now be in effect until May 31, 2025.
SEIU Local 99 Ratifies Tentative Agreement with Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
SEIU Local 99 reached a tentative agreement with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) on April 30. Last Thursday, the union reported that the agreement was ratified by the rank-and-file by a large margin. Local 99’s bargaining unit had spent around eight months at the table with SMMUSD. In recent months, Local 99 mobilized to fight for a better contract by staging informational pickets and speaking out at board meetings. Increased wages, benefits, and hours were central to their negotiations with the district.
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