One of #California's coastal jewel cities, home to a seaside amusement park, outdoor shopping promenades, private airports and expensive hotels and dining spots favored by celebrities has gone belly up...
Officials are filing a declaration of a #FiscalEmergency ...
#SantaMonica city admins claim town's treasury has never recovered after paying nearly $230 million in #claims to victims of an #employee #ChildMolestation #SexAbuse scandal, in which the city still faces more than 200 additional claims.
The #SexCrime issues stem from a now deceased city employee who ran the local #PAL aka #POLICEActivitiesLeague for young people and molested over 200 kids. City employee Eric Uller’s background check in 1991 revealed that he was previously arrested for #molestation of a minor, but was still allowed to run an #afterschool program at behest of #police dept youth org affiliate on city property.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/santa-monica-facing-financial-struggles-after-sexual-abuses-settlements-city-says/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag7e #CopWatch #Govt #ChildAbuse
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-07/santa-monica-to-declare-fiscal-emergency-following