Santa Monica City Council

Jennifer Klausner: The Pedal Pusher

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here.The first time Jennifer Klausner spoke up on behalf of bikes was at a Santa Monica City Council meeting in the early '90s. It was also the first time the avid cyclist and star me ... More >>

AIDS Walk Makes Big Deal of Big Blue Bus Ad Ban, Wrongly Cries 'Discrimination'

Organizers of AIDS Walk Los Angeles took aim today at the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus system, saying the organization is banning its ads as part of a "discriminatory policy." Craig Miller, founder of AIDS Walk and a Santa Monica resident, said in a statement: All these years later, to be dealing wit ... More >>

Michael Dell's Miramar-Geddon?

Battle of bylaws aims at hotel expansion

Marijuana Users' Rights Prompt Santa Monica to Reverse Smoking Ban

The Santa Monica City Council earlier this month voted to approve a jaw-dropping ban of smoking in your own apartment. But on "second reading," when a final vote was required, the council backed down. Why? Members forgot to take into consideration the smoking rights of medical marijuana patients. ... More >>

Village Trailer Park Closure Decision Postponed

See also: A Santa Monica Trailer Park -- and Its Senior Residents -- Face Off With Fancy New Development. After hearing from an estimated 70 members of the public during a grueling six hour meeting, the Santa Monica City Council adjourned Tuesday night without any kind of resolution on the contenti ... More >>

Political Shake Up in Santa Monica, Richard Bloom Focusing on Assembly District 50 Race

Big developments are unfolding in the always interesting Santa Monica political scene. Longtime City Councilman Richard Bloom announced he won't run for re-election while his colleague Bobby Shriver is hinting at the same thing. That means that for the first time in two decades, as The Lookout New ... More >>

Demand Media Takes Over MTV Building In Santa Monica

See also: Demand Media, eHow Factory in Santa Monica, Already Worth $1.9 Billion: Retarded Web Searches Prevail and A Santa Monica Trailer Park -- and Its Senior Residents -- Face Off With Fancy New Development. Demand Media--parent to content farm eHow.com and listicle machine Cracked.com--announc ... More >>

A Santa Monica Trailer Park — and Its Senior Residents — Face Off With Fancy New Development

No Smoking in Your Own Apartment? Santa Monica Moves Toward Such a Ban

Please explain to us how L.A.'s own version of Berkeley, a town once ruled by ultra-lefty Tom Hayden and is band of merry pranksters called Santa Monicans for Renters Rights, has turned into a an Amish village where the local government is up your arse with just about everything you do there? It wa ... More >>

Pico Youth and Family Center's Tearful Supporters Speak Out as Santa Monica City Council Considers Defunding

The Santa Monica City Council chambers were packed to the gills Tuesday night. The meeting was so full that Santa Monica policemen were acting as bouncers, keeping at least a hundred additional individuals at bay in the City Hall lobby. A large share of the attendees were supporters of the Pico Y ... More >>

Santa Monica Spends Earthquake Plum on Ritzy Projects

Fairmont Miramar Hotel Expansion, Including Seaside Towers, Opposed by Santa Monica Neighbors' Group

In this economy, you would think that folks would just roll over and let the rich guys have their way when they want to expand and develop properties. Despite L.A.'s wealth, it has a long history of challenging sprawl and growth. Some folks in Santa Monica today say the expansion plans of the beach ... More >>

Santa Monica's Jerry 'Peace Activist' Rubin Ends 'Anti-Tea Party' Fast, Eats Solid Food For First Time In 175 Days

Bon appetit, Jerry Peace Activist Rubin.​You gotta give it to Santa Monica's Jerry Peace Activist Rubin (real name). He's got grapes. On Tuesday Rubin wrapped up his 25-week liquid-only "Anti-Tea Party Protest Fast." Bravo. That's better than throwing a shoe at your TV every time you see Sara ... More >>

Santa Monica's Jerry Rubin Says 'Dunk The Tea Baggers'

Ted Soqui​This week we told you how the Tea Party invaded the Westside in that bastion of working-class rage, Beverly Hills. Well now it looks like our favorite living liberal named Jerry Rubin is fighting back this weekend. That's right, Jerry Peace Activist Rubin (his legal name) welcomes y ... More >>

Santa Monica Outlaws Smoking On Balconies

​ If you're a smoker, you're not welcome in Santa Monica. That's pretty much the message the city of Santa Monica sent to smokers Thursday as a new law went into effect making it illegal for people to light up within 25 feet of any apartment building, window or vent., the Santa Monica Daily ... More >>

Jerry 'Peace Activist' Rubin To Mark 100 Days Of Anti-Tea Party Fasting

​Jerry Peace Activist Rubin -- yes that's his real name -- says Wednesday will mark the 100th day of his "Anti-Tea Party Protest Fast" aimed at right-wing blowhards such as Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. The activist, who's running for a seat on the Santa Monica City Council, says in a statement ... More >>

Santa Monica City Council Candidate Jerry Rubin Is Ready For Duty

​In his latest run for Santa Monica City Council, Jerry Peace Activist Rubin -- that's his legal name, registered in 2003 to avoid being confused with the late Chicago Seven activist of the same name -- has unleashed a campaign flier for the ages. (Check it out after the jump). His slogan: "T ... More >>

Santa Monica Bans Smoking On Patios and Balconies

​The Santa Monica City Council voted this week to ban smokers from lighting up 25-feet of a door or window in any multi-unit residential building, according to the Santa Monica Daily Press. The 4-1 vote was aimed specifically at those who smoke on balconies and patios. "One of the concerns w ... More >>

Santa Monica Council Launches Inquiry Into Police Investigation Of Latino School Board Member Oscar De La Torre

Oscar de la Torre.​The Santa Monica City Council has agreed to look into possible police misconduct after authorities put a school board member under suspicion for child endangerment and then dropped the investigation. The Santa Monica Police Department opened an investigation into Oscar de la ... More >>

Santa Monica Could Shut Down Whale-Sushi Spot

thehump.biz​The city of Santa Monica, which apparently owns the land occupied by exotic sushi restaurant The Hump, is looking into allegations that the eatery serves exotic whale meat in violation of federal law. Santa Monica City Attorney Marsha Moutrie told the Santa Monica City Council tha ... More >>

Beverly Hills In 'Bidding War' With Santa Monica Over Broad Museum

The Broad FoundationEli and Edythe Broad.​While we told you recently that Santa Monica was reported to be close to wrapping up a deal to have Eli Broad's much anticipated museum open in the beach-side city, Beverly Hills is saying not fast: The Beverly Hills City Council is considering buying ... More >>

Memorial Pending For Santa Monica Mayor

Ken Genser.​Memorial arrangements were pending Monday for Santa Monica Mayor Ken Genser, 59, who died over the weekend from "multiple complications," according to the Santa Monica city manager. Genser was a three-time mayor and a longtime leader in the city's ruling political organization, Sa ... More >>

S.M. Pier Turns 100 Tomorrow

It's hard to believe that in 1973 Santa Monica's City Council voted to tear down the town's historical pier and replace it with an artificial island with its own 1500-room resort hotel. Fortunately, cooler heads (outraged locals) prevailed and the pier is still with us, even though storms partially ... More >>

Proposition T: The Most Divisive

Things get absurd between slow-growthers and pro-growthers in Santa Monica

Santa Monica: The Gridlock Wars Are Here

The city is an inaccessible moat. Residents are going batty

F**king the Ficus in Santa Monica

Doomed by 1950s tree planters, who never imagined the ferocity of the consumer age

Tarmac Rage

Getting an earful from millionaires’ jets at Santa Monica Airport

Think Globally, Act Santa Monically

One city’s attempt to cool down global warming

Environmental Ecstasy

Santa Monica marks 10 years of renewal

Letters

Fair Pay

Inside the battle for a living wage in Santa Monica

Harsh Holidays

Addressing the plight of laid-off workers

On the Edge

In times of war, living-wage backers fight for the jobless

A Vision for the City: Introduction

Say It Loud

We’re Green and we’re proud

Masters of Deceit

Behind Santa Monica’s breathtakingly bogus living-wage initiative

OurTimes, Bye-Bye

Letters

No Room for Cheap

Loews’ hotel workers want a union in Santa Monica

Bad Conduct

LAPD’s gay-entrapment policy wastes police time and destroys lives

And Stay Out

Jonathan Club turns away Santa Monica officials

Out of Work

Jonathan Club dumps workers involved in living-wage fight

More Endorsements

Letters

Spare Parking, Anyone?

Santa Monica could be forced to provide free beach parking

Letters

Raising Santa Monica

Groundbreaking plan would double low-wage pay

Success in Excess?

Santa Monica ponders the future of its Promenade

Rogan’s Heroes

The Miramar's Dirty Laundry

Insider testimony exposes posh hotel's union busting