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    California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the initiative process. Ruling in a case dubbed “Upland,” the court said that while governments are subject to voter-approved constitutional restraints on raising taxes,
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    HOA living involves a tradeoff of independence in exchange for the benefits the HOA provides. Someone unwilling to trust others to make decisions and who must personally make all decisions is probably not cut out for HOA living.
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    RTS, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit, launched in 2016 to meet the needs of those within the nation’s largest foster care system, filling the gaps in professional and personal development. Since launching with just five students, the program has expanded ...
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    What’s the cost of democracy in California? If we calculate that based just on the pages informing the state’s 22 million voters about Proposition 1 in the official March voter guide, about $8 million.
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    Toledo Diamond — Unique, riveting, first class act. There’s nothing like it, it is high performance art and great decadent fun. Degeneracy is rarely so well disciplined. And the band is smokin’! Don’t. Miss. Toledo Diamond. Sun 9:30pm, Harvelle’s, Santa Monica, $12.
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    A video showing employees of a local paint studio improperly disposing dirty water into a storm drain has prompted an online hate campaign against the store with staff now fearing for their personal safety.
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    In last week’s meeting, councilmembers voted unanimously 7-0 to extend the local emergency status of the current homeless crisis for another 12 months. Analysis and discussion of this contentious issue was kept to a minimum as efforts were being made to reduce the length of the meeting since two and a half hours of public
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    A local performer known for his unpermitted acts on the Santa Monica Pier brazenly stole a guitar from the Santa Monica Music Center today, caught on security cameras. Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. The theft occurred ...
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    A Santa Monica landlord is facing multiple tenant harassment lawsuits over alleged mistreatment of renters in the Pico neighborhood.
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    The 18th Street Arts Center opened its vast space this past weekend to dozens of artists showcasing their unique works
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    The California Senate approved a bipartisan package of 15 bills Wednesday that would increase penalties for organized crime rings, expand drug court programs and close a legal loophole to make it easier to prosecute auto thefts.
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    The continual progression towards a socially just curriculum within Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) was recently examined at a meeting of the SMMUSD Board of Education, giving time for board members to reflect on school successes and continued challenges moving forward.
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    Last week’s City Council meeting was dominated by the Israel-Gaza resolution drawing over two and a half hours of public comment
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    I feel strongly that we have to live within our means.” Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. However, the fine print of Newsom’s budget contains several indirect tax increases on businesses – mostly by reducing offsets ...
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    The second victim in the brutal Venice Canal attacks was declared brain dead on Monday afternoon, according to close family friends. The out-of-state mother of two adult children had recently been transferred from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to a facility in Van Nuys after spending nearly six weeks at the hospital’s Neurocritical Care Center.
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    Locals took advantage of a sunny Sunday on Main Street by traversing the neighborhood’s vast collection of eateries and bars. At the ninth annual “MAINopoly: The Taste of Main Street” event, over 20 Main Street locations hosted samplings of their best food and drinks,
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    Businesses: The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed a new business to Ocean Avenue and embraced another location’s rebranding on Lincoln Blvd. On May 15, the Chamber and other local guests were serenaded with a live band and imbibed in an outdoor bar setting for the rebranding of the Santa Monica Hotel at 2102
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    Financial support for the nearly 6 million students in California’s public schools is not only the largest chunk of the state budget, but for the past half-century it has been its most contentious element.
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    Kids across Santa Monica will soon be out of the classroom and jump into a summer of infinite possibilities. For a few select months, these children can turn from mere students to avid adventurers, amateur scientists and advanced athletes.
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