1760 Ocean Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90401 Parking | Kitchenettes | WiFi Available
310.393.6711
BOOK DIRECT AND SAVE SeaviewHotel .com
BRIAN MASER
Starting from
88
$
+ Taxes
THE CONDO SALES LEADER • 310.314.7700 CALL US FOR A FREE APPRAISAL • MASERCONDOSALES.COM
CONDO SALES
WEEKEND EDITION
09.16.17 - 09.17.17 Volume 16 Issue 264
@smdailypress
California bill protecting immigrants gets Assembly OK JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press
California’s “sanctuary state” bill that would limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities cleared a major hurdle Friday when it was approved by the state Assembly. The Senate was scheduled to give final approval to the legislation before lawmakers wrap up the legislative year late Friday or early Saturday. The measure, which cleared the Assembly in a 49-25 vote with support only from Democrats, would bolster immigrant protections that are already
among the toughest in the nation. Gov. Jerry Brown announced his support this week after the top Senate leader, the bill’s author, agreed to water it down and preserve authority for jail and prison officials to cooperate with immigration officers in many cases. The legislation is the latest effort by Democratic lawmakers in California, home to an estimated 2.3 million immigrants without legal authorization, to create barriers to President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to step up deporSEE BILL PAGE 5
@smdailypress
WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 LETTER TO THE EDITOR ..............PAGE 3 GARDENING ......................................PAGE 5 CRIME WATCH ..................................PAGE 8 MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 9
Santa Monica Daily Press
smdp.com
Council codifies expedited approval for electric vehicle charging MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
A State rule mandating expedited approval of charging stations for electric vehicles might actually add to the paperwork for the already streamlined approval process in Santa Monica. Council adopted a new ordinance at their Sept. 12 meeting that officially brings Santa Monica into compliance with a State rule that requires jurisdictions with a population of less than 200,000 to adopt rules facilitating electric vehicle
charging stations on or before Sept. 30 of this year. “The proposed ordinance meets the requirements of AB1236 by empowering the City’s Building Official to implement an expedited administrative permit review process for electric vehicle charging stations and adopting a checklist of requirements for permit applicants to comply with in order to be eligible for an expedited permit review,” said the staff report. “The ordinance provides that if the permit application satisfies the information requirements in the
City’s checklist, the application will be deemed complete and must be promptly processed.” While the new ordinance is a state mandate, Santa Monica already has a fast-track for charging stations. “The city has maintained an expedited permitting process for a number of years and waives all permitting fees,” said Salvador Valles. Existing rules allow for approval while applicants wait at the counter. SEE ELECTRIC PAGE 7
PARTY
Lauralee Asch
The Santa Monica Police Department has been promoting the Meet Your Neighbor program since the beginning of the year to create more “unity within the community.” Officials noticed over the past few years that many residents do not know their neighbors which has caused issues within the neighborhoods and a disconnect when reporting incidents. By getting to know their neighbors, residents create a safer and more united neighborhood. Another benefit is increased and more accurate communication with the police. SMPD had a (random) drawing from the groups which participated in the Meet Your Neighbor program and the winners received a block party on the 1400 block of 24th Street.
Todd Mitchell “Leader in Luxury Real Estate.”
310-899-3521 CalBRE# 00973400 ©2016 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved.