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Council Calls for Better Enforcement as Serious Crashes Jump Again in 2024
According to data provided by the city, the number of serious crashes in Santa Monica rose a staggering 54% in 2024 to 60 Fatal and...
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Statement from the Mayor: Santa Monica Is a Safe City for Everyone
To read the Mayor's letter in Spanish, click here.Dear...
OPA Update 2/17/24: A Statement from Mayor Lana Negrete – Santa Monica is a City for Everyone, History of Oil Drilling in OP, &...
A Statement from Mayor Lana Negrete - Santa Monica is...
Santa Monica College Continues Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series March 4
Santa Monica College continues its Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series in spring 2025...
Mayor’s Roundtable : Santa Monica in the Age of Trump
The first episode of our “Mayor’s Roundtable” series at...
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Santa Monica High School Symphony and Chamber Orchestras toPerform at LA Phil’s Mahlerthon
The Santa Monica High School (Samohi) Symphony and Chamber...
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The Santa Methica Sign Says Goodbye to City Manager David White – Who Will Be the Signs’ Next Target?
Unfamiliar with the Santa Methica sign saga? I’m jealous....
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CalBike Summit Session This Thursday: Creative Approaches to Funding Active Transportation Infrastructure
As SBCA has been hearing over and over again...
Automated Bus Lane Enforcement Starts in LA on Monday
On Monday, February 17, Metro will begin issuing $293...
How’s Daylighting Working in Santa Monica?
The post first appeared at Streetsblog California.On January 1,...
Republican Assemblymembers Attack High Speed Rail as Authority Shows How Expenditures Are Helping Central Valley
This article also appears at Streetsblog California.Republican lawmakers introduced...
Wiener Introduces Legislation to Continue CEQA Exemption for Sustainable Transportation
Earlier this month, Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF), introduced “SB-71...
Outdoor Workers Vulnerable to Being Left Behind in Wildfire Recovery Process; A Few Ways to Assist in the Interim
Photo: Sahra SulaimanAs devastating fires blew up across Los...
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OPA Update 2/13/24: OPA Monthly Meeting Recap, Not No Bar Opens on Main St., Valentines Day Options, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
OPA Feb 10 Monthly Meeting Recap: Click here to watch the meeting in...
City Resumes Permit Parking Enforcement on Monday
Beginning on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, the city of...
OPA Update: Tell the City What’s Important to You, Civic Auditorium Update, & Things To Do This Week
Wildfire Relief Funds Now Available for Small Businesses and...
City Waives Outdoor Dining Fees for February to Aid Local Businesses
The following is a submission from the City of...
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City Council Provides Direction on Key Areas of Focus for a City Reparations & Landback Program
A program of restorative justice may finally be coming to Santa Monica.On Tuesday evening, the city council discussed how to study historic harms to...
New Legislation Would Require Breathalyzers in Cars for Everyone Guilty of DUI
Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) was flanked by Senator Bob...
OPA: Local Businesses Need Our Support
Since the fires, local business is down across the...
Samohi Students Rally at City Hall to Demand Better from City in Age of Trump
Brandishing political signs, chanting slogans, and demanding change, roughly...
OPA Update 2/6/24: Details on OPA Meeting Monday, Where to Watch the Super Bowl, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
OPA Feb 10 Monthly Meeting Monday: This month's meeting...
Negotiations Stall on Civic Revitalization as “Save the Civic” Cries Foul
Last summer, the City Council unanimously voted to enter...
Public Hearing for 100 Unit Apartment Building at 1320 Pico Scheduled for Thursday
On Thursday, the city will hold a virtual public...
14th Street Affordable Housing Project Has Final Hearing at Tonight’s Architecture Review Board
Tonight, the City of Santa Monica Architectural Review Board...
OPA Update 2/3/24: Feb 10 is Next OPA Monthly Meeting, Local Rents Jump to a Fast Start in 2025, Urban Coyotes Mating Season, &...
Feb 10 is Next OPA Monthly Meeting: Mark your...
Update on SaMo Beaches: The Water Is Closed, But the Sand, Beach Path and Pier Are Open
The following is a submission from the City of...
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Next Wednesday: Indigenous Artists Reinforce History and Presence at Tongva Park
Via Press Release:
WHEN: Wednesday, May 30, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
WHERE: Tongva...
Santa Monica’s Past and Present Urban Designs Collide at Santa Monica History Museum. Book Signing Tomorrow Night
The Santa Monica History Museum opened a new exhibit...
SMC Announces June Concert Schedule: Jazz Vocal, Symphony, Musical Theatre, and More
Via press release:
The Santa Monica College (SMC) Music Department is pleased...
Pictures: Santa Monica Celebrates Día de los Muertos
For the sixth year running, Santa Monica celebrated Día de...
Santa Monica Celebrates Dìa de los Muertos
Via city of Santa Monica press release.Dìa de los...