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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...

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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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...
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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...

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...

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...

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...