New Council Term Begins Under A Cloud

Tweet The five City Council members who won the recent election — four Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights’ (SMRR) members Gleam Davis, Terry O’Day, Pam O’Connor and Kevin McKeown, and independent Bob Holbrook — had a big edge going in. They were all incumbents (Davis and O’Day by appointment), and better known than the other candidates. SMRR’s campaign machine rolled out a major propaganda blitz for... Read More

HOLBROOK FINALLY WINS CLOSE COUNCIL RACE

Tweet According to the County Registrar’s office, all the absentee and provisional ballots in the November 2 election have been now been counted, and incumbent Councilman Bob Holbrook, with 12,771 votes, defeated challenger Ted Winterer, with 12,715 votes, by 56 votes. According to the City Clerk, Winterer could request a recount, but he would have to pay the costs. He could not be reached for comment. Holbrook, an independent, was seeking... Read More

HANDS OFF: IT’S OUR BEACH TOWN: II

Tweet ioThe big winner in the recent election was the status quo. That’s good news for incumbents, and bad news for the rest of us, because things weren’t going all that well before the election. The City Hall/SMRR/developers axis, and their consultants, once again swamped voters with lies and deceptions. As a result, a majority of voters backed a tax we don’t need, re-elected incumbents who should have been rejected, and rejected... Read More

IT ISN’T OVER — 5,954 VOTES STILL UNCOUNTED

Tweet 5,954 provisional and Vote by Mail ballots cast Tuesday in Santa Monica’s election have yet to be counted. They are in the L.A. County Registrar’s office in Norwalk, and, according to a spokesperson, the count didn’t begin until today (11/4), and must be completed by November 30. The additional votes will change vote totals, but the only outcomes it might change are incumbent Bob Holbrook’s slim lead over challenger Ted... Read More