Council Approves Mass Replacement of Downtown Santa Monica Board

Council Wrap: New DTSM Board, Pico Bus Stop Approved, Protected Bike Lanes Approved, Changes to the RAND Developer Agreement and More.

Next is debuting a new feature this week. Following City Council meetings we’ll have a quick recap of all of the pieces of legislation that we’re not planning larger stories of. Council Recalls and Replaces Six Members of DTSM Board Mayor Pro Tem Caroline Torosis and Councilmembers Dan Hall and Barry Snell brought forward a […] The post Council Wrap: New DTSM Board, Pico Bus Stop Approved, Protected Bike Lanes Approved, Changes to the RAND Devel…

Council approves mass replacement of Downtown Santa Monica board

In an unprecedented vote, the City Council has recalled all six of its appointments to the Downtown Santa Monica Board and replaced them with individuals drawn largely from from the city’s established political structure.  Councilman Barry Snell, who used to sit on the board before joining council, authored a memo to the City Manager alongside […] The post Council approves mass replacement of Downtown Santa Monica board first appeared on Santa M…

Santa Monica City Council Moves to Oust Downtown Santa Monica Board Members

City Council Seeks to Reshape City Appointed DTSM Board Before Terms Expire The Santa Monica City Council is taking steps to purge the Downtown Santa Monica (DTSM) board of the six city-appointed board members before their terms are up, according to a press release issued by DTSM today. Council members Barry Snell, Dan Hall, and Caroline Torosis wrote the memo that calls for the replacement of the DTSM board members, which will be discussed and …

Santa Monica Council Shocks Downtown Board, Moves to Remove Business Appointees Mid-Term

UPDATE: The Westside Current just spoke with Lucian Tudor, a current board member of Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., who said the board held its own emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon in response to the City Council's proposed action.