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News, Budget, City Council, Santa Monica, Library, City Hall
Non-Residents May Pay For Santa Monica Library Use
Posted Jun. 13, 2013, 8:12 am
The Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) may no longer be free to use for those who live beyond the city limits. When Greg Mullen, the City’s Library Services director, presented his budget to Council members during the May 28 Biennial Budget study session, he said some new fees would have to be assessed in order to reduce the impact of the Library’s budget on the General Fund.
News, Budget, City Council, Santa Monica, City Hall
A Look At The Biennial Budget's Affordable Housing, Economic Development Initiatives
Posted Jun. 12, 2013, 9:14 am
In one week, the Santa Monica City Council votes on the proposed Biennial Budget. With the prospect of City Hall operating at a deficit by the time the proposed Biennial Budget expires in 2015, several departments have sought ways to make cuts to its operations without sacrificing essential services.
News, Budget, City Council, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Biennial Budget: Pensions, Healthcare, Redevelopment Projects
Posted Jun. 3, 2013, 9:05 am
As the Santa Monica City Council last week endured consecutive days of budgetary hearings as part of its study session reviewing the fiscal outlook of the coastal municipality, one theme was readily apparent from the outset: troubled times might be around the bend and healthcare, pensions, and redevelopment are the culprits.
News, Budget, City Council, Santa Monica
Santa Monica City Council Weighs In On Biennial Budget At Two-Day Study Session
Posted May. 31, 2013, 8:18 am
Reviewing a $1 billion budget is not easy. Yet such was the task at hand for the Santa Monica City Council, which spent 12 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday poring over budget proposals from every department at City Hall.
News, Budget, Santa Monica, City Hall
Santa Monica City Hall Seeks Alternate Funding Sources For A Budget Forecast
Posted Jan. 29, 2013, 8:56 am
Santa Monica could face a deficit as high as $29 million by the summer of 2018. Accordingly, City Hall hopes to take a few steps in order to either keep certain costs from outpacing revenues or to find alternate sources of funding to close the gaps.
News, Budget, City Council, Santa Monica
Santa Monica City Council Approves Half Billion-Dollar Budget
Posted Jun. 15, 2012, 2:03 am
A new fiscal year is around the corner, so it was high time for the Santa Monica City Council to take a look at the second half of the Biennial Bud...
News, Budget, School Board, Santa Monica, Schools
Special SMMUSD Board Meeting Set For This Saturday, February 18
Posted Feb. 16, 2012, 12:34 am
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education will be holding a special meeting this Saturday, Feb. 18, at 9 a.m. at the distr...
News, Budget, City Council, Transportation, Santa Monica, Police Department, Biking
Santa Monica City Council Approves Police Funds, More Bike Parking
Posted Aug. 16, 2011, 1:54 pm
As part of the Santa Monica City Council’s agreed consent items, the governing body quickly glossed over and approved funding-related requests fo...
News, Budget, City Council, Santa Monica
Council Members Wrangle Over $300k Gen. Fund
Posted Jun. 26, 2011, 4:07 am
With a $1 billion budget to consider on the table, it was about $400,000 in discretionary funds that had the Santa Monica City Council engrossed in...
News, Budget, Transportation, Big Blue Bus, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Approves $16Mil for Big Blue Bus
Posted Jun. 21, 2011, 7:05 am
Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus, the City's public bus system with and annual operating budget of close to $60 million, was granted more than $16 milli...
News, Budget, City Council, City Government, Santa Monica
Officials Ponder Uses for Unspent $300k in Santa Monica
Posted Jun. 13, 2011, 1:15 am
On June 21, the Santa Monica City Council will likely adopt its biennial budget, a financial plan for the City that covers nearly $1.3 billion in e...
News, Budget, City Council, Santa Monica
Grant Programs Seek Nearly $8 Mill in New Budget
Posted Jun. 7, 2011, 12:48 am
The Santa Monica City Council heard budget presentations from every department during its three-day workshop at City Hall last week, wrapping up th...
News, Budget, City Council, Development, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium to Get $47 Million Renovation
Posted May. 30, 2011, 3:41 pm
Santa Monica's City Council, in a four to three vote, approved about $47 million of Redevelopment Agency (RDA) funds to update and renovate the civ...
News, Budget, City Council, City Government, Fire Department, Santa Monica, Police Department
Santa Monica Police, Fire Depts Present Budgets
Posted May. 30, 2011, 1:14 am
Both the Santa Monica police and fire departments have collectively sought a budget of about $200 million for the next two fiscal years according t...
News, Budget, Parks, Santa Monica
Santa Monica's $46 Mil. Civic Auditorium Clogged RDA Budget Talks
Posted May. 29, 2011, 1:14 am
The Santa Monica City Council debated $146 million in funds for Redevelopment Agency (RDA) priority projects, of which considerable attention was s...
News, Budget, City Council, City Government, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Officials Consider $1 Bil. Biennial Budget
Posted May. 27, 2011, 2:00 am
The City of Santa Monica forecasted two years into the future and planned for about $1.07 billion in revenues and $1.27 billion in expenditures bet...
News, Budget, Malibu, Election, Santa Monica, Santa Monica-malibu School District (smmusd)
More Taxes Considered for Santa Monica, Malibu Schools
Posted May. 25, 2011, 1:58 am
Continuing concerns about the future of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s budget deficit prompted the school board to reconvene t...
News, Budget, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica
On The Front Lines Of SMC’s Budget Crisis
Posted Apr. 26, 2011, 2:50 pm
Uncertainty about budget cuts for the 2011-2012 academic year and past budget cuts has shaped an tense atmosphere at Santa Monica College (SMC) for...
News, Budget, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica
Uncertainty Continues To Plague SMC’s Budget
Posted Apr. 9, 2011, 12:38 am
For the past two years Santa Monica College (SMC) has been able to maintain most of its services, class offerings, and employee benefits despite th...
News, Budget, Transportation, Big Blue Bus, Santa Monica
Big Blue Bus May Make Big Changes
Posted Apr. 5, 2011, 12:50 am
Faced with continuing budgetary issues, the Big Blue Bus (BBB) has made a few alterations to its service in and around the City of Santa Monica, ex...
News, Budget, Santa Monica College, Education
SMC Town Hall Meeting Focused On Budget Crisis
Posted Mar. 24, 2011, 4:38 pm
For the past two years Santa Monica College has been able to maintain most of its services, class offerings, and employee benefits despite the ongo...
News, Budget, Santa Monica College, Education
Town Hall Meeting Tonight on SMC Budget Crisis
Posted Mar. 22, 2011, 3:59 pm
For the past two years Santa Monica College (SMC) has been able to maintain most of its services, class offerings, and employee benefits despite th...
News, Budget, City Council, City Government
Santa Monica to See Sweeping Changes for City Budgets
Posted Feb. 8, 2011, 11:41 pm
The City of Santa Monica may have avoided being in the red in the previous two fiscal years, but that did not prevent Council members from wearily ...
News, Budget, City Government, Development, California
Santa Monica Deplores Gov. Browns' Redevelopment Cuts
Posted Jan. 11, 2011, 5:51 am
As part of proposed state budget cuts, newly elected California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed to eliminate redevelopment agencies statewide. The Ci...
News, Budget, Education
March Forth (on March Fourth)
Posted Mar. 10, 2010, 4:00 pm
Students and teachers all across California protested massive school budget cuts and fee increases on Thursday, March 4. Santa Monica College stud...
