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Downtown Santa Monica parking structure - photo via city website

Santa Monica City Leaders Must Also Pay for Parking

By Homa Mojtabai | May 8, 2018 | 13 Comments

Santa Monica is looking to charge the public more for parking; these changes should also apply to city staff and electeds.

Santa Monica's Coast open streets festival took place yesterday. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Santa Monica Coast Open Streets Open Thread

By Joe Linton | Oct 2, 2017 | No Comments

The city of Santa Monica hosted its second iteration of “Coast” – the city’s open streets event. The free event featured music, booths, poetry, exercise stations, and much more. It drew thousands of attendees on foot, bike, and skates – including lots of families enjoying the car-free streets. There is little to critique about all […]

State Senator Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Richard Bloom discuss housing legislation at an event Thursday co-hosted by Abundant Housing L.A. and USC Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis. Photo via Abundant Housing L.A.

With California Lawmakers Back from Recess, Housing Crisis Is in the Crosshairs

By Jason Islas | Aug 22, 2017 | 6 Comments

It won’t be an easy task to get the votes necessary to pass some of bigger-ticket legislation, like S.B. 2 and S.B. 3.

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