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SMa.r.t. Column: Power to the People

05/14/2021 10:24 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

We are fortunate in Santa Monica that we have a choice to purchase our power from two sources. We can buy our power from SCE which generates their power from a mix of about 50% renewable and 50% fossil fuel sources OR, for slightly more cost, from the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) which is essentially a power brokerage that buys its power from renewable clean power sources such as photovoltaics (PV), windmills, hydroelectric, geothermal, etc.. The CPA then sends this “clean” power to you via the same power lines and transformers that SCE uses.

The Controversial Plaza Project Proposed at Arizona and 4th Street on Public Land is Dead

05/13/2021 8:28 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Anti-development advocacy group Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City calls it a "final victory"

City budget rebounds from pandemic losses

05/12/2021 8:27 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

After dire warnings of multi-year shortfalls just last year, City Hall has released a new budget that projected no deficits in coming years.

Rent Estimates In Santa Monica

05/11/2021 9:56 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

While rents for single-family homes have experienced big increases as renters and buyers compete for the same limited quantity of homes on the market, apartment rents haven't increased as swiftly.

Governor proposes tax rebate as virus relief

05/11/2021 9:50 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Millions of poor and middle-class Californians would get tax rebates of up to $1,100 under a proposal unveiled Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, as part of a broader pandemic recovery plan made possible by an eye-popping $75 billion budget surplus.

Proposed FY 2021-23 Biennial Budget

05/11/2021 9:46 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The FY 2021-23 Biennial Budget

Gov. Newsom announces plan to pay rental housing providers 100% of rent owed

05/10/2021 2:58 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Gov. Newsom today announced his intent to pay rental housing providers 100% of rent that’s gone unpaid because of COVID-19.

Series of Missteps Led to Botched Police Response to Riots

05/10/2021 9:08 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A report released by the City Thursday provides an inside look at the developments that culminated in the Police Department's failed response to the riots that erupted in Santa Monica on May 31, 2020.

Small businesses in Santa Monica amongst hardest hit

05/07/2021 8:42 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A study by accounting software service QuickBooks, identified Santa Monica as one of the US cities where small businesses revenues plummeted the most during the first year of the pandemic.

Report Harshly Criticizes Police Response to May 31 Riots

05/07/2021 8:16 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

On May 31, 2020, a woefully unprepared Santa Monica Police Department with no action plan or clear leadership was left to improvise a response to violent protests and looting it should have seen coming.

That is the key conclusion of an eagerly awaited report by the OIR Group released Thursday chronicling SMPD's response to the riots that swept Santa Monica nearly a year ago ("Santa Monica Demonstration Turns Violent, Looters Ransack Stores," June 1, 2020).

Read full report at: OIR Group Independent After-Action Report and Evaluation Regarding Events Leading To, During, and Following May 31, 2020 - City of Santa Monica, California (iqm2.com) and then select attachement: EXA-OIR Group Report