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Kool Happenings : It’s Twilight Time For The Gods
"Heavenly shades of night are falling, it's twilight time." So sang the Platters in 1958, and the lyrics were running, fresh, through my head, as I watched the Blackbelt Narcissist Finals between the ever-weakening president and his pet billionaire last week. It wasn't so much the content, or the back and forth, or even the
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OPA Update 6/12/25: OPA June Monthly Meeting Recap, Help Needed for Summer Soulstice & Make Music LA Events Next Weekend, No Kings Day Info, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
OPA June Monthly Meeting Recap: Here is the full recording, here are the minutes, and here are some highlights from the meeting: SMPD: Click here to see the discussion of recent police activity and thoughts on National Guard deployment. Santa Monica School District Update Regarding Ocean Park School: Click here to see the latest on
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Building a Great Park Takes Three Things: Land, Money, and Time – Gruber
The two posts I wrote last week about building a great park to replace Santa Monica Airport were gloomy, focusing as they did on problems with the planning process. Such issues, though, should not diminish the joy we should be experiencing now. (Joy about converting SMO into a park; there’s a lot of pain going
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Transit-only Lanes Will Soon Welcome Bicycles and Electric Mobility Devices - Santa Monica Next
Image: Complete Streets/Flickr The Santa Monica City Council has voted to permit bicycles and electric mobility devices in a number of the city’s transit-only bus lanes. The city’s Municipal Code does...
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Building a Great Park Takes Three Things: Land, Money, and Time – Gruber - Santa Monica Next
The two posts I wrote last week about building a great park to replace Santa Monica Airport were gloomy, focusing as they did on problems with the planning process. Such issues, though, should not dim...
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OPA Update 6/12/25: OPA June Monthly Meeting Recap, Help Needed for Summer Soulstice & Make Music LA Events Next Weekend, No Kings Day Info, & Other Things To Do This Weekend - Santa Monica Next
OPA June Monthly Meeting Recap: Here is the full recording, here are the minutes, and here are some highlights from the meeting: SMPD: Click here to see the discussion of recent police activity and th...
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Kool Happenings : It’s Twilight Time For The Gods - Santa Monica Next
"Heavenly shades of night are falling, it's twilight time." So sang the Platters in 1958, and the lyrics were running, fresh, through my head, as I watched the Blackbelt Narcissist Finals between the ...
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Op/Ed: California’s Momentum on Transportation Emission Reductions Stops Here?
Neil Matouka is a climate and energy policy expert based in Sacramento. Transportation emissions represent roughly 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory. There are generally three ways to reduce transportation emissions: reduce the emissions intensity of existing transportation modes (fuel switching, electrification, lower carbon fuel sources), mode switching (switching from trucks to trains
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Transit-only Lanes Will Soon Welcome Bicycles and Electric Mobility Devices
Image: Complete Streets/Flickr The Santa Monica City Council has voted to permit bicycles and electric mobility devices in a number of the city’s transit-only bus lanes. The city’s Municipal Code doesn’t currently allow bicycles or devices like electric scooters into bus or other transit-only lanes. However, the city council can provide the Director of Transportation
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Transit-only Lanes Will Soon Welcome Bicycles and Electric Mobility Devices - Santa Monica Next
Image: Complete Streets/Flickr The Santa Monica City Council has voted to permit bicycles and electric mobility devices in a number of the city’s transit-only bus lanes. The city’s Municipal Code does...
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Op/Ed: California’s Momentum on Transportation Emission Reductions Stops Here? - Santa Monica Next
Neil Matouka is a climate and energy policy expert based in Sacramento. Transportation emissions represent roughly 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory. There are generally three ways to ...
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Eyes on the Street: ICE Protests Continue in Downtown L.A.
I spent this afternoon downtown observing the fifth day of Los Angeles protests against ICE raids targeting Southern California residents. This post is not a comprehensive account of the disruption and terror wrought on L.A. by federal raids, but a snapshot sharing some of what was taking place in downtown L.A. today. Some of the
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Legislative Update from Streetsblog at the Halfway Point: June 10, 2025
Last week was the deadline for bills to clear the house where they were introduced or they cannot be considered until the next legislative session. Last week, we covered the passage of two major pieces of legislation in their respective houses: Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-SF) SB 79 to upzone near transit and Assemblymember Rick Zbur’s
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Santa Monica’s “No Kings Day” Rally Scheduled for This Saturday at Palisades Park - Santa Monica Next
This Saturday, activists around the country will mark "No Kings Day" with protests designed to remind people of America's anti-oligarchical history and contrast that with today's political power struc...
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Legislative Update from Streetsblog at the Halfway Point: June 10, 2025 - Santa Monica Next
Last week was the deadline for bills to clear the house where they were introduced or they cannot be considered until the next legislative session. Last week, we covered the passage of two major piece...
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SMMUSD Superintendent’s Letter: Addressing Immigration Concerns - Santa Monica Next
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and Community Members, I am writing to you today because I understand that many of you are feeling deeply concerned and anxious about recent reports of Immigra...
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Metro’s LAX Mega-Station Is Open - Santa Monica Next
This article first appeared at Streetsblog, where there are even more images! The wait is over! Mostly. The Metro K and C Lines now connect to LAX airport via a landmark station, the impressive LAX Me...
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SMPD Posts Statement Affirming They Are Not Aiding with ICE Raids - Santa Monica Next
As federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conducted raids at work centers in Paramount City and escalated protests in Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Police Department re-released this sta...
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Santa Monica Earns Top Recognition by Carbon Disclosure Project - Santa Monica Next
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. Santa Monica has been named on the Cities A List for reporting year 2024 by the Carbon Disclosure Project, or CDP. This is the top status a...
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Quick-Build Legislation Makes It Through the Assembly - Santa Monica Next
On Wednesday, AB 891 Quick-Build Project Pilot Program, passed the Assembly by a 61-17-1 vote with all sixty Assembly Democrats voting for the legislation. AB 891 would require Caltrans to develop qui...
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Gruber: Planning a Park at Santa Monica Airport, Keep It Real - Santa Monica Next
This article first appeared at the Healthy City Local. As I discussed in my post on Monday, the process for planning the conversion of Santa Monica Airport into a park has produced three aspirational ...
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Kool Happenings: Putting The Huge In Hubris - Santa Monica Next
Hubris: (noun) Excessive pride. In Greek tragedy, defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis. Please, the sooner the better. We can only hope. Of all the things I could use to illustrate the hubris of t...
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Allen Abstains as SB 79 – Upzoning Near Transit – Passes the Senate - Santa Monica Next
The image above shows the portions of Santa Monica that could be impacted by SB 79. There’s a saying in baseball that there’s no difference between a 1-0 game and a 16-0 one in the standings. The same...
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California’s Enviro and Smart Growth Leaders to CTC – Don’t Use Congestion Relief Funds for Highway Expansion - Santa Monica Next
Later this week, or perhaps early next, California Transportation Commission (CTC) staff is expected to release the list of projects to be funded by programs created by the Road Repair and Accountabil...
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