Environmental impact examined for Roosevelt campus plan: Project developers and SMMUSD representatives spoke to local stakeholders, laying out the latest campus plan for Roosevelt Elementary School and the potential environmental impacts of construction. The first phase of construction would include a new one-story classroom for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students, among other improvements.
Council votes to join lawsuit over new bail system:Santa Monica City Council voted to join a lawsuit over the County’s newly implemented Zero Bail policy at its meeting on Oct. 10. Beginning Oct. 1, police agencies throughout Los Angeles County had to follow a new bail system that prevents LAPD and the Sheriff’s department from demanding cash bail for low-level offenses. A total of 12 cities in the county filed a lawsuit to delay implementation of the policy prior to Santa Monica’s involvement, including Arcadia and Palmdale, claiming it is dangerous.