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Video: Meet Sheila Kuehl, Candidate for L.A. County Supervisor, 3rd District

By Jason Islas | Sep 22, 2014 | No Comments

[Editor’s note: This is the first of two video interviews with the candidates for L.A. County Supervisor. Check in tomorrow for our interview with former Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shriver. Videos are directed and edited by Saul Rubin.] Veteran State legislator Sheila Kuehl is one of two candidates running to replace Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev […]

Save the Date: Streetsblog and Santa Monica Next Host City Council Candidates Forum on 9/22

By Damien Newton | Aug 15, 2014 | No Comments

On September 22, Streetsblog Los Angeles and Santa Monica Next will host a public forum for the candidates for City Council of the City of Santa Monica. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Monica public library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, in Santa Monica. We’re still in the process of adding […]

Hit the Brakes. Santa Monica Votes to Lower Some Speed Limits

By Jason Islas | Jun 11, 2014 | No Comments

While debates on a proposed major development and the bungled hiring and firing of a public relations director, the City Council also quietly made a step towards becoming a more progressive city. The Council voted unanimously, and with little debate, to reduce motor vehicle speed limits on a half-dozen stretches of roadway. The staff report, […]

Santa Monica City Council Scuttles Plans for Bergamot Transit Village

By Jason Islas | May 14, 2014 | No Comments

The Santa Monica City Council put to rest Tuesday night what has become one of the single-most divisive development projects Santa Monica has seen in decades when it voted 4-1 to rescind its approval of the Bergamot Transit Village development. After months of acrimonious debate, a successful referendum drive, and several rallies by a coalition […]

Locals Nominated for National Bike Advocacy Award

By Melanie Curry | Mar 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

Congratulations to Cynthia Rose, founder and director of Santa Monica Spoke, and Samantha Ollinger, Executive Director of BikeSD in San Diego. These two local activists are among the ten finalists for the 2014 Advocate of the Year Award to be given by the Alliance for Biking and Walking today. The award is for an individual […]

Thinking Ahead: Big Blue Bus Seeks Input on Expo Line Integration

By Lindsey Miller | Feb 19, 2014 | No Comments

Big Blue Bus (BBB) has just begun the gargantuan process of figuring out how to best integrate its system with the Metro Expo Line Phase 2, set to open in early 2016. Three of the seven new stations being built are within the City of Santa Monica, but all are within BBB’s service area. The […]

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