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A BAD START GONE GOOD “Off to a Bad Start” was my headline for last week’s CURIOUS CITY column. Boy, a lot has happened since then. The bad start I referred to was the partisan, tone deaf votes for mayor and mayor pro tem by the old Council members, which went to veteran Sue Himmelrich and brand new kid Kristin McCowan, respectively. But the meaning was in how the votes were cast. Sue had made it clear in advance that she wanted the top post. Two years, not one, thank you. A lot of what you see done by Council members that you don’t like or understand, is done for prestige and ego, not money. For one thing, if you’re on the Council, you might become Mayor! ....
Santa Monica politics upended by pandemic, George Floyd protests and economic woes [Los Angeles Times] Many of the forces that have shaken America in 2020 the pandemic, a sharp economic downturn, rising inequities and the protests fueled by the killing of George Floyd are also upending politics in Santa Monica. In the last year, the famously liberal city, sometimes seen as a bellwether in local government, has dealt with a series of dramas culminating in a profound shift in power that will likely reshape Santa Monica for years to come. First the city manager, then the police chief, departed amid withering criticism and a yawning budget deficit. The City Council elections attracted a slate of newcomers with a platform of slowing development in the wealthy oceanside community. ....
Many of the forces that have shaken America in 2020 the pandemic, a sharp economic downturn, rising inequities and the protests fueled by the killing of George Floyd are also upending politics in Santa Monica. In the last year, the famously liberal city, sometimes seen as a bellwether in local government, has dealt with a series of dramas culminating in a profound shift in power that will likely reshape Santa Monica for years to come. For the record: 2:56 PM, Dec. 21, 2020This article incorrectly states that Oscar de la Torre resigned from the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education after being elected to the Santa Monica City Council. De la Torre has not resigned from the school board, although school district officials believe the two offices are incompatible and have advertised the board vacancy. ....
Santa Monica Plaza negotiations called off Dec. 16, 2020 at 5:00 pm Five months after restarting talks with developers of the Santa Monica Plaza project the Santa Monica City Council has once again ceased all negotiations relating to the project. In late July, after months of debating if the controversial downtown development project violates state laws governing surplus government property, council agreed to resume negotiations on the project located at 4th and 5th Streets near Arizona Avenue. The action did not constitute final approval, but the Plaza and its proposed ground floor retail space, hotel and office spaces was expected to be heard by the Planning Commission and approved by City Council sometime in 2022, city spokesperson Constance Farrell said in the summer. ....