Upcoming OPA Calendar of Events:
- Beach Clean-Up Day (July 28)
- National Night Out (Aug 6)
- OPA August Monthly Meeting (Aug 12)
- OPA Summer Happy Hour (tentatively Aug 22)
- Day of the Dog Festival (Sept 7 – Main St. closed to vehicles)
OPA Heal the Bay Beach Clean-Up THIS Sunday July 28: The event run 10am – 12pm, starting at Tower 26 (end of Ocean Park Blvd at the beach). All needed supplies are provided. Parents, students, families and neighbors are all welcome. Email Dave Tann with questions.
Rolling Greens Nursery Opens at 2537 Lincoln Blvd. This SaMoMirror report details the “transformation of an abandoned car wash into a vibrant garden space.”
Pizza Girl’s First Brick-and-Mortar Shop Opens Along Venice Beach: The viral, formerly mobile only, West L.A.-based pop-up brand, has opened its first-ever brick-and-mortar location within Venice’s Hotel Erwin @ 1697 Pacific Ave., adjacent to the iconic “Venice” sign at Windward Circle. https://www.pizzagirl.com/pages/store-opening
The Street Seen: Hollister Meat Market 2403 Main Street @ Hollister: This week’s post details the market that moved into the then new space in 1921.
CERT Training Enrollment Opportunity: The City of Santa Monica’s Office of Emergency Management is offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training over 3 consecutive Saturdays in Fall 2024. You must attend all 3 dates in order to receive CERT certification. They are 9/7, 9/14, and 9/21. To apply for this CERT Training, email OEM@santamonica.gov by August 7, and include: Full Name (First and Last), Email Address, Primary Phone Number. The first 30 sign-ups will be accepted. CERT training is free, and open to anyone over the age of 18 who lives or works in SaMo.
Things To Do This Week:
- Walk for Joy! (Tuesday 5:30pm): Event is sponsored by Alfalfa to raise money for Project Joy, which is “dedicated to inspiring joy through balance in our communities and environment.” “We’ll connect, we’ll walk + we’ll share a delicious meal” Meet @ Alfalfa (2309 Main St.). More details here.
- LA Law Library Office Hours (Thursday 2 – 6pm): More details here on the monthly offering.
OPA & City Meetings:
- City Council Meeting (Tuesday 5:30 pm – public portion starts no earlier than 7:00 pm): Meetings are hybrid and can be viewed on this YouTube channel. Click here for agenda.
- OPA Connects Meeting (Wednesday 12pm): Here is the Zoom link.
- SMMUSD Board of Education Meeting (Thursday 6pm): Click Here for agenda.
