DOWN WITH PEOPLE, UP WITH CARS

Dec 9, 2011 by

DOWN WITH PEOPLE, UP WITH CARS Tuesday night’s City Council meeting was proof, if any further proof were needed, that Santa Monica residents and City staff and the City Council do not speak the same language. At the behest of City Councilman Kevin McKeown, the Council was to ask City staff to explore all means [...]

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LAPD MOVING ON OCCUPY LA

Nov 29, 2011 by

LA Observed: Kevin Roderick • November 29 2011 9:57 PM I’m downtown where the LAPD has begun closing down streets headed toward City Hall. Spring, Broadway, Los Angeles and Alameda have been blocked off at the 101 freeway, which seems like a huge perimeter. Earlier I was outside Dodger Stadium and saw the staging area [...]

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OCCUPY LA STILL STANDS

Nov 28, 2011 by

The deadline for the departure of OCCUPY LA from City Hall was 12:01 a.m. this morning. LAPD officers in full battle gear were at the ready, but they didn’t move. An official said later that they would move when they were “ready.” Last night, a group of veterans from all branches of the military descended [...]

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IT’S CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH...

Nov 17, 2011 by

At the November 8 City Council meeting, civility was on the agenda…if not in the room. According to City Clerk Maria Stewart’s staff report, “The City Council wishes to establish a formal policy to promote civil discourse and participation during Council meetings, all board and commission meetings, and community meetings and forums in which the [...]

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Petition Calls for Safety, Edu...

Nov 17, 2011 by

Dear Santa Monica MoveOn member, On May 4, my son was the victim of a racially motivated attack at Santa Monica High School. My son was downstairs from the practice room speaking to the wrestling coach when one of his teammates came running down the stairs from the practice room, telling the coach that they [...]

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JETS OVER OUR SCHOOLS

Nov 16, 2011 by

Dear City Council Members, This past Saturday, I was at water polo practice at Santa Monica High School with my 7 year old son. At 10:34 am, an extremely low flying jet flew right over Santa Monica High School. I was unable to hear other people speaking, and who knows what pollution / exhaust was [...]

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Council Meeting – Nov 08...

Nov 8, 2011 by

The agenda for Council Meeting dated Tuesday, 08 November 2011 has been archived. Access it here: http://santamonica.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2539 Download File

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Council Meeting – Nov 01...

Nov 1, 2011 by

The agenda for Council Meeting dated Tuesday, 01 November 2011 has been archived. Access it here: http://santamonica.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2526 Download File

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