Recent News
The Westside Special Olympics Soccer Tournament Returns to Airport Park This Saturday, 10/3
Every week, Santa Monica Next reposts one story from City Manager Oliver Chi’s weekly newsletter. This upcoming Saturday, October 3, our Recreation Division will be hosting the 8th Annual Westside Special Olympics Soccer Tournament…
Santa Monica Advocates Push School District to Adopt Safe Routes to School Policy
Santa Monica has spent years presenting itself as a city where walking, biking and transit are part of everyday life. The local school district has embraced that ethos too, at least informally, with route…
Fact Check: Santa Monica Has Not Approved 557 Apartments on Main Street Parking Lots
A flyer circulating in Ocean Park by an anonymous group called “Save Main Street” warns residents that Santa Monica is planning to 557 apartments on the city-owned parking lots along Main Street. The flyer…
Legislative Update: If it Got to the Governor’s Desk, It Was Signed
This legislative session was a bit of an outlier. While the governor’s office has usually been a roadblock for some of our favorite legislation, this year it was the legislature that was the problem.…
The Westside Special Olympics Soccer Tournament Returns to Airport Park This Saturday, 10/3
Santa Monica Advocates Push School District to Adopt Safe Routes to School Policy
OPA Update 10/1/26: SaMo Pier Sign Goes to Vegas, Montana Avenue Art Walk, Gott’s Roadside Grand Opening, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
Newsom Signs SB 1167, Drawing a Clearer Line Between E-Bikes and E-Motos
Big Blue Bus Offers Free Rides, Hosts “Try a Commute” on Clean Air Day on 10/7
Santa Monica College Presents Fall 2026 Friday Night Jazz Series
Mobility
Election 2026
Fact Check: Santa Monica Has Not Approved 557 Apartments on Main Street Parking Lots
Public Safety Unions Widen Council Endorsements, Snub Brock, Lesley, and Torosis.
Unite Here! and SMRR Begin Joint Campaign. Unite Here’s “Fourth Candidate” Not Mentioned
Unite Here! Endorses Torosis, Ivanov, Morrow, and Trussler…Four for Three City Council Positions
Housing
Santa Monica Council Upzones 89 Pico Parcels to Limit SB 79 Development, Leaves Door Open to Narrower Plan
City’s First Renter Aid Application Window Closes with 876 Applications
SB 79 Community Information Meeting Set for Tomorrow, August 25. Council Action to Follow on 9/8
It’s Official: Airport -> Housing Measure Won’t Be on This Fall’s Ballot
