Some Holiday Links from Santa Monica Next and LongBeachize
Streetsblog will not be publishing today, but for anyone looking for some Livable Streets Reading Material, we offer some of the best work in 2014 from Santa Monica Next and LongBeachize:

Bike Friendly Mayor Leaves Out Bike/Ped Mention in Last State of City
Bringing Back 2nd and PCH from the Dead (Again)
The New Vault 350 in Downtown is Alive…Almost

City Seeks to Innovate to Improve Public Participation in Government
FAA Fires Back at City, Asks That Suit That Could Lead to SMO Closure Be Tossed
Twilight Series to Be Scaled Back and Thoughts on the Relativity of Public Safety Concerns
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