March 10 is Next OPA Monthly Meeting: Mark your calendars for dinner and socializing from 6:00 – 6:30pm and the meeting from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at the Main St. library. The agenda includes guest speakers new Council-Member Barry Snell, Santa Monica Public Library Updates, and Big Outdoor (the digital signs on Main St.).
OPA Housing Committee Meeting Tuesday 6pm: Come to the Library Ale House to discuss housing priorities for 2025 and the indirect impacts of the wildfires on our neighborhood. Click here to email Robbie Leer with any questions.
Women’s History Month 2025 Kicks Off: “Moving Forward Together, Shaping the Future!” More details here.
SaMo Landlord to Pay $450,000 in Tenant Harassment Suits: The landlord and her son must pay a total of $450,000 to settle separate tenant harassment cases filed by the City and the defendants who lived in a rent-controlled apartment. In its lawsuit, the City alleged the Defendants “engaged in a campaign of harassment against a family of four with two young children, trying to drive them out of their long-term rent-controlled home.” More details here.
Save the Civic or Save the City? Councilmember Jesse Zwick wrote this column about his thoughts on the Civic site.
Planning Commission Fence Wall Hedge Hearing: This notice is for a March 5 hearing for Proposed Amendments to the Text of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to Increase the Maximum Allowed Height of Fences, Walls, and Hedges in the Front Setbacks of R2, R3, and R4 Zoning Districts and to Address the Rules for Measuring the Heights of Fences, Walls, and Hedges Located on Top of Retaining Walls.
Palisades High School could come to Downtown SaMo: The school “may temporarily relocate to the currently vacant Sears Building in Downtown Santa Monica while the school works to rebuild sections of its campus destroyed by the Palisades Fire.” More details here.
The Infatuation Rave Review for Seline on Main St.: “The food here is unforgettable, but the restaurant doesn’t forget about the rest of what makes dining out feel special, either.” Read more here.
SMPD Spring Community Academy begins on Wednesday, March 5: There are still slots available! If you are interested in joining, click here to contact Crime Prevention Coordinator Halima Barreto for more information.
Justice, Equity & Diversity: City Accepting Applications for Landback & Reparations Task Force March 21 deadline. More details here.
Owner of legendary local store Ursula’s Costumes dies aged 90: The owner of the legendary local fancy dress and wardrobe store Ursula’s Costumes at 2516 Wilshire Blvd, Ursula Boschet, has died. She would have been 91 in May. More details here.
Things To Do This Week:
- Wise & Healthy Aging concludes its senior wellness series with a Medication Management workshop on Tuesday.
- Women Entrepreneurs (Tuesday 4:30 – 7pm @ Main Library): Kick off Women’s History Month with a panel including Mayor Lana Negrete (Santa Monica Music Center), Laurel Rosen (One from the Heart), Amanda Rubin (AJA Vineyards Tasting Room), and others. Network with other local business partners both before and after the 5 to 6:30 PM panel. RSVP to library@santamonica.gov.
- Live Talks – An Evening with Ione Skye (Thursday): Gen X icon Ione Skye bares all in SAY EVERYTHING, an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. @ New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Blvd. https://livetalksla.org/events/ione-skye/
- Abbot Kinney First Friday Food Truck Fest: About two dozen food trucks are expected to line the street for the monthly event. Friday, March 7, starting at 5:00p.m. https://www.abbotkinneyblvd.com/
OPA & City Meetings:
- Architectural Review Board Meeting (Monday 7pm): More details here.
- OPA Connects Meeting (Wednesday 12pm): Here is the Zoom link.
- SMMUSD Board of Education Meeting (Thursday 6pm): Click Here for agenda.
- Housing Commission Meeting (Thursday 6pm): Click Here for agenda.
- Special City Council Meeting (Saturday 9am): Meetings are hybrid and can be viewed on this YouTube channel. Click here for agenda.
