City of Santa Monica

City of Santa Monica | October 27, 2016

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- The Santa Monica City Council voted this week to approve an ordinance requiring all new single-family construction in the City of Santa Monica to be zero-net energy (ZNE), the first of its kind in the world. Zero-net energy is a building industry term for projects that generate enough of their own energy from renewable sources to equal what they take from the power utility over the course of a year....

City of Santa Monica | October 20, 2016

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The City of Santa Monica has selected three partner organizations to lead a year-long community outreach and education effort for the new minimum wage law. Santa Monica businesses and the public are invited to a business-focused outreach meeting on Thursday, October 20 where they can learn more about the minimum wage law. The workshop will be led by Lee Andrews Group....

City of Santa Monica | November 28, 2016

As Mayors, we have taken it upon ourselves to take bold action within our cities to tackle the climate crisis head-on. We write today to ask for your partnership in our work to clean our air, strengthen our economy, and ensure that our children inherit a nation healthier and better prepared for the future than it is today. We lead 37 small and large American cities, comprising nearly 31 million Americans in both blue and red states. We have joined together in the U.S. Mayors’ National Clim...

Huawei | January 15, 2020

The U.S. government is nearing publication of a rule that would vastly expand its powers to block shipments of foreign-made goods to China’s Huawei, as it seeks to squeeze the blacklisted telecoms company, two sources said. The U.S. Commerce Department in May placed Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on a trade blacklist, citing national security concerns. That allowed the U.S. government to restrict sales of U.S.-made goods to the company and a small number of items made abroad that cont...