[CrazyCatDog]

With all due respect—I have something which will blow your mind!

The city of Santa Monica broadcasts city council meetings. And both the items being adjudicated and the members from the public stepping up to the mic, are every bit as colorful as the brightest Hollywood blockbusters. I listened for years after leaving LA… KCRW Thursday evenings, grab some popcorn and enjoy!!

[thr0wawayf00]

My town also broadcasts their meetings, and they're pretty darn tough to actually watch and focus on. Not that I expect my public officials to entertain me or cater to my interests, but it's not a particularly engaging format for a variety of reasons.

[kelp]

Yeah and it's cured me of any idea of ever running for one of those offices. No way could I handle sitting in every one of those meetings for several years.

[Nbox9]

> The city of Santa Monica broadcasts city council meetings

Tangential —- a lot of cities/towns stream city council and other committees on the internet.

[vel0city]

I've never lived in California and yet I love KCRW. So many good live music sessions. Top notch public radio!

[csomar]

Link to 25 Jan meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi2Ee4766-E

Santa Monica City has around 100K population. That video has ~500 views and it's on the Internet. The public barely cares.

[HWR_14]

With all due respect (seriously) - you're making the problem worse. The problem is national politics sucks all the attention in the political arena away from local politics. Suggesting that people add yet another competing attention grab that occupies not only the politics but the local politics itch is just another push away from listening to what city hall is doing in their town.

There's also the fact that if Santa Monica's politics are that interesting, then people are more likely to be disappointed with how boring their local politics are.