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Santa Monica Council Rejects Innovative Approach to Gathering Public Input on Airport Uses
Residents who support Santa Monica Airport’s closure and transition to a park have been quite vocal about an issue discussed Tuesday night by the city council: should a focus group of 40 Santa Monica residents, chosen at random, decide the future of the airport land after its closure at the end of 2028?
EDITORIAL: Santa Monica Housing Commission’s Affordable Home Ownership Plans Misread the Room and Need a Lot More Work
From 1984-1996, Santa Monica implemented a policy to allow renters an opportunity to purchase their units under certain conditions, one being a majority of their fellow neighbors agreed to do the same. The program, the Tenant Ownership Rights Charter Amendment, or “TORCA,” was passed by voters but, after mixed results, was allowed to expire 12 years later.
Santa Monica Council Further Regulates Guns and Other Dangerous Weaponry
Bad guys who want to roam Santa Monica’s streets with knives, daggers, and even swords took a major hit on Tuesday night, as the Santa Monica City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance that would prevent the open carry of these weapons in public.
Santa Monica Council Moves to Counter Tenant Eviction Crisis
A number of councilmember-sponsored discussion items dominated the Santa Monica City Council meeting on Tuesday, many of them simple. There was a request from the Board of Equalization to use council chambers in October, budget allocations for Hispanic Heritage Month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, and even councilmembers from Mazatlán, Mexico – Santa Monica’s sister city – who want to come visit in a couple of weeks. But when a councilmember discussion item regarding renter protections came up, things got serious very quickly.
Santa Monica Council Rejects Innovative Approach to Gathering Public Input on Airport Uses
Residents who support Santa Monica Airport’s closure and transition to a park have been quite vocal about an issue discussed Tuesday night by the city council: should a focus group of 40 Santa Monica residents, chosen at random, decide the future of the airport land after its closure at the end of 2028?
EDITORIAL: Santa Monica Housing Commission’s Affordable Home Ownership Plans Misread the Room and Need a Lot More Work
From 1984-1996, Santa Monica implemented a policy to allow renters an opportunity to purchase their units under certain conditions, one being a majority of their fellow neighbors agreed to do the same. The program, the Tenant Ownership Rights Charter Amendment, or “TORCA,” was passed by voters but, after mixed results, was allowed to expire 12 years later.
Santa Monica Council Further Regulates Guns and Other Dangerous Weaponry
Bad guys who want to roam Santa Monica’s streets with knives, daggers, and even swords took a major hit on Tuesday night, as the Santa Monica City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance that would prevent the open carry of these weapons in public.
Santa Monica Council Moves to Counter Tenant Eviction Crisis
A number of councilmember-sponsored discussion items dominated the Santa Monica City Council meeting on Tuesday, many of them simple. There was a request from the Board of Equalization to use council chambers in October, budget allocations for Hispanic Heritage Month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, and even councilmembers from Mazatlán, Mexico – Santa Monica’s sister city – who want to come visit in a couple of weeks. But when a councilmember discussion item regarding renter protections came up, things got serious very quickly.
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