Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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July 16, 2021 It was only a matter of time, and not very much time, before the uptick in Covid-19 cases caused health officials to begin reimposing the restrictions they have used for 16 months now in order to deflect blame for public illnesses and deaths. On Thursday, county health officials issued a new order that will require the public to wear masks again when in indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status. On June 15, the "reopening" of the state, there were 210 new coronavirus cases...
After hearing a brief history of the long journey to demolish Parking Structure 3 in downtown Santa Monica, the city council voted 4-3 to demolish the structure and replace it with affordable housing. The demolition will not take place until December 31, 2021 at the earliest and will take an estimated six months to complete. No plan has been approved, or even submitted, regarding the proposed affordable and supportive housing that is to replace the structure of 337 parking spaces. To support...
A petition for the recall of the controversial, Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin was approved for circulation, the City Clerk announced this week. Bonin, who represents many Westside neighborhoods, including Venice, was served with a recall notice on June 15. Petitioners against Bonin cited his failed attempt to handle the Westside's homelessness crisis and his continued "failure to follow through on promises he made to his constituents." According to Recall Bonin 2021, the group behind the...
Legislation to address the growing epidemic of hate crimes has just passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill, AB 1126, authored by Assembly member Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), would establish the first statewide commission in California to not only accurately monitor and track hate crimes and incidents, but to formally recommend policy to the Governor and State Legislature. Bloom previously sat on the Santa Monica City Council for 13 years, serving as mayor three times and mayor pro...
The Santa Monica City Council voted this week to establish a pilot program that will give priority on the city's affordable housing waitlist to the households who were displaced by the Civic Auditorium or I-10 Freeway projects in the 1950s and 1960s. It is unclear how the City plans to identify such people. Documents from the 1960's may be rather scarce. At its Tuesday night, meeting, the Council approved changes in priority to the city's Affordable Housing Production Program "in response to...
