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Council Passes Operating and Capital Improvements Budgets

The city council passed a balanced budget last night that appears forward-looking and optimistic about better times ahead for Santa Monica.The combined city operating budget...

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Fairview, Montana and Ocean Park Branch Libraries to Open Four Days Per Week

The following is a submission from the City of...

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The following submission is from the Pier Corporation.The Santa...

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Council Passes Operating and Capital Improvements Budgets

The city council passed a balanced budget last night that appears forward-looking and optimistic about better times ahead for Santa Monica.The combined city operating...

Fairview, Montana and Ocean Park Branch Libraries to Open Four Days Per Week

The following is a submission from the City of...

Santa Monica Happy with World Cup Returns. Plans More Watches.

The following is a submission from the City of...

Pier 360 Returns This Weekend

The following submission is from the Pier Corporation.The Santa...

Santa Monica Shows Up for the World Cup, and Other Economic Development News

(Every week, Santa Monica Next publishes an article first...

OPA Update 6/22/26: OPA Membership Drive, Beach Clean-Up this Weekend, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Membership Drive: If you enjoy this newsletter and all the...

Kool Happenings: Weak Tea, and A Hotbed of Cold Feet

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Next Wednesday: Indigenous Artists Reinforce History and Presence at Tongva Park

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Via press release: The Santa Monica College (SMC) Music Department is pleased...