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SANTA MONICA—On Thursday, December 12, the city of Santa Monica posted on its website that community members can weigh in on the draft Guiding Principles for the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project in a new online survey open through January 5, 2025.

The city released the draft Guiding Principles last week and hosted a community open house on December 7 to share them and start gathering community feedback.

Individuals unable to attend the meeting can take an online survey to weigh in on the draft principles and also try their hand at the Balance Builder interactive card game, which asks players to prioritize the top 50 uses from the project’s Phase 2A survey to help design and balance the future of the Santa Monica Airport site.

The Guiding Principles, along with community feedback, are set to be presented to the Santa Monica City Council in early 2025.

On Saturday, December 14, the city of Santa Monica posted on its Facebook page that it is minimizing leaded fuel at its airport. They increased cleaner fuel options at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) by being the first city in the nation to bring Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded fuel to the SMO self-service fuel station, marking a major step in minimizing leaded fuel use.

For more details on the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project, visit www.smacproject.com.

By Trevor

WEST HOLLYWOOD—The city of West Hollywood announced in a press release on Wednesday, December 13 that they have started development of a municipal fiber network. The initial phases of West Hollywood’s fiber network (fiber-optic internet) are now complete.

The city reported that with its Information Technology Division and a collaborative private-public partnership with Plenary Americas and Digital Ubiquity Capital, West Hollywood is exploring expansion of the city’s fiber network for a growth phase of connectivity. The goal is to provide community digital equity with affordable high-speed internet connectivity.

The city is asking for the community to participate in a survey to garner their feedback. Residents and business members are asked to participate in the survey, available in English, Spanish, and Russian. The survey is open now and will remain open through Wednesday, January 17, 2024. It will take approximately ten minutes to complete. As part of the survey, participants will be asked about connection speed using a speed test link.

Data collected will be used to explore broadband access options and will not be sold. To learn more and take part in the survey at go.weho.org/broadband or visit West Hollywood’s Municipal Fiber Network website page with links to the survey at www.weho.org/services/municipal-fiber-network.

In 2016, West Hollywood adopted the Fiber Network Infrastructure and Service Strategic Plan. The plan outlined the major benefits of having a fast and affordable broadband infrastructure, including improved internet service, equitable access, public safety, economic development, healthcare, and Smart City applications, and set forth a plan to develop a series of initiatives that leverage technology and improve quality of life for community members.

For additional details contact Eugene Tsipis, West Hollywood’s Information Technology Manager, at (323) 848-6399 or at etsipis@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing call TTY (323) 848-6496.

By Trevor