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News, Election, Santa Monica
Eric Garcetti Wins L.A. Mayoral Race
Posted May. 23, 2013, 9:33 am
Eric Garcetti claimed the top political office in Los Angeles, as the native Angeleno defeated Wendy Greuel in the run-off mayoral race May 21. According to reported results, Garcetti defeated Greuel by more than 26,000 votes. The final tally was 181,955 to 155,497, or 54 percent to 46 percent, in favor of Garcetti.
News, Election, Santa Monica, Government
Sheila Kuehl To Run For Yaroslavsky's LA County Board of Supervisors Seat
Posted Jan. 12, 2013, 9:37 am
When Zev Yaroslavsky is termed out of office for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors next year, former State Senate and State Assembly member Sheila Kuehl hopes to be elected to take his seat.
Opinion, Election, Columnist, Government
How Would California Do On Its Own? It Might Be Just Fine
Posted Jan. 5, 2013, 9:04 am
Remember how back on Election Night last November, Republican Mitt Romney held a lead of more than 1 million in the popular vote and an edge of more than 20 Electoral College votes – until 8 p.m., when the GOP hit the California firewall of 55 electoral votes and a 21 percent margin in the popular vote going to the Democrat, President Obama?
Opinion, California, Election, Santa Monica, Government
Real Change By GOP? You'll Sooner Hear A Dog Quack
Posted Dec. 22, 2012, 12:55 am
Calls for change by the Republican Party – especially its California branch – came from all sides in the days immediately following President Obama’s reelection last fall.
Opinion, Election, Columnist, Government
Next California State Election: Will GOP Find Another Billionaire?
Posted Dec. 15, 2012, 12:35 am
The moment one election ends, all politicians’ thoughts naturally turn to the next one. And California’s 2014 run for governor – which has already informally begun – could be one completely unique.
News, City Council, Election, Santa Monica
Pam O'Connor New Santa Monica Mayor; Terry O'Day Appointed Mayor Pro Tem
Posted Dec. 11, 2012, 12:35 pm
Pam O’Connor commenced her fourth term as Santa Monica Mayor after five rounds of tight voting Tuesday, taking over the seat previously occupied by newly minted state Assemblyman Richard Bloom. Moments after O’Connor’s selection as the City’s leader, Terry O’Day was elected to his first term as Mayor Pro Tem.
News, City Council, Election, Santa Monica
New Santa Monica City Council Members To Be Sworn In Tonight
Posted Dec. 11, 2012, 1:09 am
Santa Monica City Clerk Sarah Gorman will tonight administer the oath of office to new Santa Monica City Council members. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1685 Main Street.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Bloom Increases Lead Over Betsy Butler To 1536 Votes In 50th Assembly Race
Posted Dec. 1, 2012, 1:16 am
After declaring victory Wednesday with a lead of 1246 votes, Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom has further increased his lead in the race for the 50th Assembly District race by 1536 votes.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom Declares Victory In 50th Assembly District Race
Posted Nov. 28, 2012, 10:48 am
Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom has declared victory in the race for the 50th Assembly District after his lead Wednesday increased to 1246 votes. “After two years of campaigning in one of the most closely watched elections in the State of California, I just learned that the results of the latest vote count are such that we believe I am assured to be sworn in as the next representative for the 50th Assembly District,” Bloom said in a message to his supporters Wednesday afternoon.
News, Election, Santa Monica
50th Assembly Race Continues: Richard Bloom's Lead Increases To 888 Votes
Posted Nov. 26, 2012, 1:24 am
In the race for the 50th Assembly District race, Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom increased his lead in the race for the 50th Assembly District seat to a margin of 888 votes as of the latest reported counting Monday, Nov. 26 at 2:58 p.m.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Betsy Butler Narrows Richard Bloom’s Lead In 50th Assembly Race To 79 Votes
Posted Nov. 21, 2012, 1:43 am
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office will not certify the final results of the Nov. 6 election until Dec. 4. In the days between now and then, a pair of Democrats will be keeping a close eye on updated tallies of the 50th Assembly District. According to the most recent numbers released Nov. 21, Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom holds a slim 79-vote lead over incumbent Assembly member Betsy Butler.
Opinion, Election, Santa Monica, Government
Win For Pet Proposition Proves Governor Jerry Brown Different As Ever
Posted Nov. 18, 2012, 1:08 am
Jerry Brown’s signature was notably absent from the ballot arguments in favor of Proposition 30, the tax increase measure he pushed so hard in this fall’s election. He was essentially responsible for its content and for the now-mooted triggered budget cuts that – barring a “Perils of Pauline”-style rescue – would have cost public schools and universities more than $6 billion over the next year alone.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Bloom Increases Lead in 50th Assembly Race To Biggest Margin Yet: 292 Votes
Posted Nov. 17, 2012, 1:50 am
At the end of counting Friday, Nov. 16 at 5:26 p.m., Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom increased his lead in the race for the 50th Assembly District seat to a margin of 291 votes. At end of business on Tuesday when the LA County Registrar's office website was last updated with results, he was just 218 votes ahead.
Opinion, Election, Government
How To Make California Count Again In The Presidential Election
Posted Nov. 17, 2012, 12:56 am
Back in 1948, when most of America woke up the day after the presidential election and learned to its surprise that Harry Truman had defeated Thomas Dewey, California counted. It was only because of this state’s late-reporting vote that Truman won out.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Bloom Edges Ahead In 50th Assembly Race After More Votes Counted Tuesday
Posted Nov. 14, 2012, 2:10 am
Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom is still maintaining a tight lead in the race for the 50th Assembly District. According to reporting as of Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 5:24 p.m., Bloom leads incumbent Betsy Butler by 218 votes after a total of 8,907 more ballots were counted. Before counting resumed earlier in the day, he was just 103 votes ahead.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Mayor Richard Bloom Holds Tight Lead Of 103 Votes In 50th Assembly District Race
Posted Nov. 12, 2012, 2:01 am
Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom is still clenching onto a tight lead in the race for the 50th Assembly District. According to reporting as of Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 6:34 a.m., Bloom leads incumbent Betsy Butler by 103 votes.
Opinion, Election, Columnist, Government
Prop. 32 Loss Shows Voters Want Level Playing Field
Posted Nov. 10, 2012, 1:26 am
If there was one big reason why “paycheck protection,” on Tuesday’s ballot as Proposition 32, failed for the third time in the last 16 years, it was this: The concept by itself is simply unfair.
Opinion, Election, Columnist, Government
Sleeping Giant Stirs As Latino Voters Win For Obama
Posted Nov. 10, 2012, 1:25 am
Weeks before this month’s election, President Obama began to realize his only chance for victory: Awaken the so-called sleeping giant of American politics, the approximately 50.5 million Latinos or Spanish-speaking U.S. residents, 26 million of whom are eligible to vote.
News, Santa Monica College, Election, Santa Monica, Education
Santa Monica College Community Celebrates Passage Of Proposition 30
Posted Nov. 9, 2012, 8:10 am
The Santa Monica College community is still celebrating the passage of Proposition 30 on Tuesday. SMC students, faculty, and classified employees had joined with college administrators to encourage people to vote ‘yes’ on Nov. 6.
News, Election, Santa Monica, Schools
What Happens Next Following The Passage Of Measure ES, GA
Posted Nov. 9, 2012, 1:27 am
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) will receive $385 million in additional funds to complete its Facility Master Plan thanks to an overwhelming victory of Measure ES, which was approved Tuesday by 67.73 percent of Santa Monica voters. Measure ES, which earned 21,981 votes in favor and 10,472 against, will accordingly help the SMMUSD carry through its $1.2 billion plan to make improvements to all 16 of its campuses district-wide.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Rent Control Board Welcomes New Face Who Replaces Robert Kronovet
Posted Nov. 9, 2012, 1:19 am
In Santa Monica’s Rent Control Board election Tuesday, voters elected Christopher Walton and Ilse Rosenstein, defeating incumbent Robert Kronovet in the race to fill the two spots.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom Holds Narrow Lead In 50th Assembly Race
Posted Nov. 9, 2012, 1:08 am
Many pundits predicted the race for the White House would take weeks to determine the winner. Even though President Barack Obama disappointed those pundits with most major outlets calling his reelection moments after polls across California closed, a race much closer to Santa Monica may indeed fit the bill of a drawn out nail biter: the 50th Assembly District.
News, City Council, Election, Santa Monica
Winterer, O’Day, G. Davis, And Vazquez Look To The Future As Council Members
Posted Nov. 9, 2012, 12:38 am
Santa Monica voters reelected City Council Members Terry O’Day and Gleam Davis on Tuesday, along with Planning Commissioner Ted Winterer and former councilman Tony Vazquez. Winterer came out on top after all 54 voting precincts and absentee ballots were counted in the early morning hours of Wednesday. He collected 13,586 votes (15.12 percent).
Election, Santa Monica, Government
California 2012 Proposition Winners And Losers: What Each Result Means
Posted Nov. 7, 2012, 3:47 am
Eleven statewide ballot propositions were on the California ballot on Nov. 6, 2012. In what was yet another high-stakes, high-drama ballot proposition year, here is a run-down of the results.
News, Election, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom Leads Narrowly In 50th Assembly Race
Posted Nov. 6, 2012, 11:23 pm
The race for the 50th Assembly District will be the closest to call, but Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom appears to have a narrow victory of 218 votes over incumbent Betsy Butler.
