Tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Pico Neighborhood Association, Maria Loya vs. City of Santa Monica. The plaintiff in the case is looking to the courts to force the…
Congratulations to Aaliyah Sosa and Jackson Tammariello, a pair of Santa Monica College students, for winning first place awards for their work at the Corsair at last night’s Los Angeles Press Club Awards banquet. Sosa finished first in the “Best…
If it seems as though you can’t go more than a couple of days without hearing about how Santa Monica is a crime ridden hellhole, you’re not alone. In just the past couple of weeks, dozens of residents spoke at…
We’re over two-thirds of the way through “Pride Month” and by now a lot of the headline-grabbing furor is passed. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ badly mishandled on-off-and on again Pride Night has happened. West Hollywood has held its parade. You…
Today is Juneteenth! Sharing an Open Main St is Back! Mark your calendars now for the weekends of August 12-13, September 9-10, and October 21-22! We need community members to get involved to help plan our annual celebration. Click here…
Many of you have seen the tweet. On May 27, the city of Santa Monica tweeted a video of a machine smoothly and quickly laying down the concrete barrier for a protected bike lane. Just about everyone who saw it,…
At last evening’s meeting of the Santa Monica City Council, Councilmember Phil Brock pulled his motion concerning the 17th Street protected bikeway that Next covered earlier. Both Councilmember Jesse Zwick and Mayor Gleam Davis separately took issue with the two…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. At its June 13, 2023, meeting, the City Council adopted a five-year schedule of solid waste rates for sanitation and enhanced sweeping, recycling, and solid waste collection services.…
At tonight’s Santa Monica City Council meeting, Councilmembers Phil Brock and Oscar de la Torre are asking city staff to report “regarding bicycle and pedestrian improvements installed on 17th Street from Pico to Wilshire.” (Item 16D, read the agenda here.) …
The City Council will vote on the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget at its June 27th meeting. City staff first presented a draft of next year’s budget at its May 24th meeting, where it received feedback from the council and other…
“Eyes on the Street” is a series of short stories based on images captured by you, our readers, and our staff and board of advisors. Since our re-launch last February, we haven’t rebooted this series, but if you see something…
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a series that looks at the controversies from last week’s City Council Meeting’s first look at the 2023-2024 budget and the five year forecast. The first piece looked at efforts to repay trust…
Last week, a coalition of lawmakers held a press conference in Sacramento to call on Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders to restore funding in next year’s budget to support transit operations. As ridership continues to rebound, Governor Newsom has…
A recent article at Next discussed the Rent Control Board and how next week they are expected to vote to increase the rent by up to 2.8% for properties governed by the city’s rent control laws. To explain the process…
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is considering a proposal to allow Waymo unlimited access during unlimited hours to offer passenger service in its driverless cars throughout San Francisco. As a city that Waymo has identified as one of the…
