West Los Angeles Politics
Guest Commentary: Scam Alert – There is Nothing Wrong with Your Voter Registration
If you get a text or an email from “Fix California” don’t answer. It’s a Republican ‘voter integrity’ scam to ‘secure our elections.’ While the scam tells you there’s a problem with your voter registration and sends you to an actual government site, getting you to re-register may allow them to tag you as a double ballot, creating a problem where there was none, and invalidating your vote.
Guest Commentary: L.A.’s New Redlining — Connecting the Dots
“Locking arms” is the current mantra of Los Angeles politics. Repeated with frequency by Mayor Karen Bass and other public officials, the phrase is more than a slogan. It is a statement of a united effort to tackle the homelessness crisis and a rallying cry for a shared civic mission. But city officials are letting affluent communities – especially the Westside – back away from that mission, just as most of Los Angeles is answering the call and stepping up.
Santa Monica Looking to Bolster Public Safety with Parking Facility Tax Increase
The Santa Monica City Council voted Tuesday to place a Parking Facility Tax increase on the 2024 ballot alongside an advisory measure that would allocate at least 50 percent of the money to public safety. An increase from 10 percent to 18 percent on the Parking Facility Tax — charged to users of parking facilities in the city by operators — is expected to raise approximately $6.7 million in General Fund revenue. If approved, the increase would go into effect starting January 1, 2025, and planning for allocation of the funds is expected to start in September with a Study Session.
Protest Banner Continues to Spark Controversy on Third Street Promenade
A protest banner that has stirred controversy on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica has been revised yet again—this time in a parody of Mt. Rushmore.
Guest Commentary: Scam Alert – There is Nothing Wrong with Your Voter Registration
If you get a text or an email from “Fix California” don’t answer. It’s a Republican ‘voter integrity’ scam to ‘secure our elections.’ While the scam tells you there’s a problem with your voter registration and sends you to an actual government site, getting you to re-register may allow them to tag you as a double ballot, creating a problem where there was none, and invalidating your vote.
Guest Commentary: L.A.’s New Redlining — Connecting the Dots
“Locking arms” is the current mantra of Los Angeles politics. Repeated with frequency by Mayor Karen Bass and other public officials, the phrase is more than a slogan. It is a statement of a united effort to tackle the homelessness crisis and a rallying cry for a shared civic mission. But city officials are letting affluent communities – especially the Westside – back away from that mission, just as most of Los Angeles is answering the call and stepping up.
Santa Monica Looking to Bolster Public Safety with Parking Facility Tax Increase
The Santa Monica City Council voted Tuesday to place a Parking Facility Tax increase on the 2024 ballot alongside an advisory measure that would allocate at least 50 percent of the money to public safety. An increase from 10 percent to 18 percent on the Parking Facility Tax — charged to users of parking facilities in the city by operators — is expected to raise approximately $6.7 million in General Fund revenue. If approved, the increase would go into effect starting January 1, 2025, and planning for allocation of the funds is expected to start in September with a Study Session.
Protest Banner Continues to Spark Controversy on Third Street Promenade
A protest banner that has stirred controversy on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica has been revised yet again—this time in a parody of Mt. Rushmore.
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