With Lockdowns Easing, Bird Says It’s Gearing Up For The ‘Next Normal’ In E-Scooters And Urban Mobility

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Scooter companies like Bird and Lime, much like ride-hailing, have been greatly impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak with a drop in user demand. Some cities ordered micro-mobility providers to shut down temporarily while others could continue in some capacity to reduce crowding on public transit for essential workers that still needed to travel.
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National Guard pulls out of Santa Monica, city launches review of SMPD response to civil unrest

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This story was updated June 9 at 9:02 a.m. The National Guard left Los Angeles County, including Santa Monica, Sunday night, city officials said. The National Guard arrived in the city on the night of May 31 following a peaceful protest against police violence in downtown Santa Monica that was accompanied by looting a few blocks away.
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Santa Monica City Council to discuss cutting annual budget by $192 million

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City Council will discuss the budget Tuesday afternoon after meeting two weeks ago to restore $6.4 million in funding to programs that city staff had proposed eliminating. Under the proposed budget, all city departments except the Santa Monica Police Department and Santa Monica Fire Department would see significant funding cuts,
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