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SANTA MONICA The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday, April 27 approved changes to Santa Monica’s Boards, Commissions and Task Forces to heighten effectiveness, attract diverse representation from the community and to align Board and Commission activities with departmental workplans.
According to a news release from Constance Farrell, Public Information Officer for the city of Santa Monica, the adopted changes are the result of a Community Working Group which spent the past year reviewing the bylaws and purview of Santa Monica’s advisory bodies and formulating recommendations, which the city council considered as it approved changes. They will weigh in on streamlining some advisory bodies to increase effectiveness at a meeting during a later date.
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Santa Monica City Council voted Tuesday night to re-elect Mayor Sue Himmelrich and Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan. (Courtesy Image )
SANTA MONICA, CA In a heated nearly two-hour-long discussion, Santa Monica City Council voted Tuesday night to again elect Mayor Sue Himmelrich and Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan for two-year terms each.
In a unanimous vote, the council re-appointed Himmelrich and McCowan. McCowan had indicated on Dec. 8 during a council meeting, before discussion or voting, that she may have inadvertently violated the Brown Act. A Brown Act violation refers to anyone who shares confidential information required in a closed city council session.
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Black leaders in Santa Monica invite the community to join a virtual anti-racism event this month. (Shutterstock)
SANTA MONICA, CA Community members are invited to join Black leaders in Santa Monica for an anti-racism virtual forum titled Courageous Conversations: Why Black Lives Matter.
The live conversation is planned for Jan. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. and the event will explore ways that community members can work together to advance anti-racism in Santa Monica.
Featured speakers at the panel discussion include Los Angeles Times columnist Erika D. Smith and author and political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson, the city announced.
Subscribe The pair will discuss their experiences covering social justice issues and perspectives about how change can be made within communities, according to a news release. The conversation will touch upon the history of the Black community in Santa Monica as well as the legacy of systemic racism that continues to affect the Black communi