Susan Haskell (Pacific Palisades Democratic Club VP), Mayor Tony Vazquez, and Maryanne Solomon (SM Dem Club CoPresident) at Santa Monica High School as they watched Bernie Sanders speak to a large crowd on Monday, May 23, 2016.
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Downtown Community Plan
On March 30, the Santa Monica Democratic Club hosted a community presentation on the City’s Downtown Community Plan/Downtown Specific Plan. The capacity crowd heard and saw panelists David Martin, City of Santa Monica Director of Planning, Mary Marlow, co-chair of a Neighborhood Council subcommittee studying the DCP, and Ron Goldman, architect and member of Santa Monica Architects for… Read More →
Santa Monica State of the City 2015
In his first State of the City speech, Mayor Kevin McKeown touches on the rise of resident involvement in development decisions, the crucial needs to create affordable housing and protect existing renters, and the importance of fact-based civic discourse to make sound community policy decisions. Click on the video to see the entire speech. … Read More →
SM DEMOCRATS TO HEAR NEW CITY MANAGER, RICK COLE
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Time: 7:00PM Place: SM Public Library, Main Branch, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. 90401, Community Room The Santa Monica Democratic Club will host new Santa Monica City Manager, Rick Cole at the August 26th meeting of the Santa Monica Democratic Club. Rick will share his insights from being Mayor of Pasadena and his… Read More →
SM Dems to Tackle Water Crisis in July
PANEL OF EXPERTS! Date: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 Time: 7:00 Sharp Place: SM Public Library, Main Branch, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. SM. The Santa Monica Democratic Club presents an expert panel on the current Statewide Water Crises. Dr. William Selby, Professor of Earth Science at SM College; Amir Agha-Kouchak, Dept. of Environmental Engineering UC Irvine;… Read More →