SMCLC Opposes Proposed Development

The Santa Monica Coalition for A Livable City (SMCLC)sent the following email to residents today. Dear SMCLC supporter: SMCLC would like to send the following open letter to City Council with as many signatures as possible.  A developer has evicted all of the tenants so that their affordable apartments can be torn down and replaced with high-end condos.  We think this developer will soon be asking  City Council to change the zoning for this project so they can build a larger... Read More

Nurses to City Council: Help!

Several weeks ago, a number of nurses from Saint John’s Hospital appeared at a  City Council meeting to ask for help. According to the nurses, the current  hospital administration is actively opposing their effort to unionize. They went on to ask that the City use its power and authority to intervene on behalf  of the nurses and their patients. The nurses spoke during the public comment period at the end of the meeting. As the matter wasn’t on the agenda, the Council couldn’t... Read More

Whither June Gloom

By Ava Tramer Beaches Partly cloudy Highs: 61-67; Lows: 57-59 Inland Warm with clouds Highs: 73-79; Lows: 54-57 Deserts Mostly sunny Highs: 85-94; Lows: 63-67 And Santa Monica… Summer is almost upon us, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the forecast for this week.  Partly cloudy?  No!  Highs in the 60s? Scandalous!  Temperatures in the 50s?  Unthinkable.  But yes, folks, it is indeed almost summer in fair Santa Monica, so you’ll have to do your best... Read More