February 27, 2017 -- While the effort to change how Santa Monica’s City Council is elected from at-large races to district-based contests is being argued in court, a similarly sized city in Santa Barbara County has decided to make the shift.

A trial for that lawsuit [Santa Monica] is scheduled to begin October 30, according to the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s website.

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