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Santa Monica Awards 56 Grants to Local Artists & Arts Organizations
The City of Santa Monica awarded 56 grants to local artists and arts organizations in the 2023-2024 funding cycle, an increase of 12 percent recipients from the last grants cycle, as part of its ongoing strategic investment to enhance community access to the arts and help Santa Monica-based artists and arts organizations flourish. The funding advances the recently adopted City Council Priority of Cultivating Economic Recovery and Expanding Community and Cultural Offerings by investing in community and cultural amenities and programs for all community members.
Santa Monica City Attorney Obtains Judgment & Injunction Against Landlord in Tenant Harassment & Eviction Case
In a case brought under the City’s Tenant Harassment Ordinance, COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium, and Home-Sharing Ordinance by the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael E. Whitaker has signed a stipulated judgment and injunction against the Defendant-landlord SoCal Investment Company, LLC.
Santa Monica Council Discusses Downtown Revitalization and Safety
“Promoting our economic recovery is of the highest importance,” said Councilmember Caroline Torosis as she and her colleagues heard the first reading of an interim zoning ordinance (IZO) intended to revitalize the Third Street Promenade and Downtown Santa Monica. The proposed IZO would do a number of things in an effort to bring life back to the struggling downtown. They include:
Santa Monica Council Hears Update on City’s Equity and Inclusion Efforts
In response to the Founding Father’s declaration that “All men are created equal,” David Gardinier, a member of the City of Santa Monica’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team, clarified that, “Unfortunately, they meant ‘land-owning white men,’ that they designated with more rights than anybody else.” He also noted that the Founders considered Indigenous peoples as “merciless savages” and reminded the council that many were enslavers.
Santa Monica Awards 56 Grants to Local Artists & Arts Organizations
The City of Santa Monica awarded 56 grants to local artists and arts organizations in the 2023-2024 funding cycle, an increase of 12 percent recipients from the last grants cycle, as part of its ongoing strategic investment to enhance community access to the arts and help Santa Monica-based artists and arts organizations flourish. The funding advances the recently adopted City Council Priority of Cultivating Economic Recovery and Expanding Community and Cultural Offerings by investing in community and cultural amenities and programs for all community members.
Santa Monica City Attorney Obtains Judgment & Injunction Against Landlord in Tenant Harassment & Eviction Case
In a case brought under the City’s Tenant Harassment Ordinance, COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium, and Home-Sharing Ordinance by the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael E. Whitaker has signed a stipulated judgment and injunction against the Defendant-landlord SoCal Investment Company, LLC.
Santa Monica Council Discusses Downtown Revitalization and Safety
“Promoting our economic recovery is of the highest importance,” said Councilmember Caroline Torosis as she and her colleagues heard the first reading of an interim zoning ordinance (IZO) intended to revitalize the Third Street Promenade and Downtown Santa Monica. The proposed IZO would do a number of things in an effort to bring life back to the struggling downtown. They include:
Santa Monica Council Hears Update on City’s Equity and Inclusion Efforts
In response to the Founding Father’s declaration that “All men are created equal,” David Gardinier, a member of the City of Santa Monica’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team, clarified that, “Unfortunately, they meant ‘land-owning white men,’ that they designated with more rights than anybody else.” He also noted that the Founders considered Indigenous peoples as “merciless savages” and reminded the council that many were enslavers.
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