The following announcement via SMC: The Santa Monica College (SMC) Music Department will present the SMC Voice Showcase, an evening concert featuring a selection of talented SMC voice students performing songs from a variety of genres. The concert will be held Friday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. in The Edye at…
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the council unanimously voted to mark June as “Pride Month” in Santa Monica. SaMo Pride has been an annual series of events dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and providing a platform to champion individuality…
During his time as Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa wracked up an objectively impressive record on promoting transportation options in the city. During his first term, he proposed creating a dense urban core in the downtown, envisioned a Subway to the Sea,…
A community meeting for the proposed eight story residential building at 1320 Pico Boulevard will be held tomorrow night, Thursday 5/29, at 6:00 PM on zoom. You can join the meeting by clicking here. The project has undergone several iterations…
Last Friday, the City of Santa Monica announced that the search committee had settled on Oliver Chi as the choice for the new City Manager. Chi is currently the City Manager of Irvine. This announcement has led to a lot…
Earlier this morning, the United States Senate joined their counterparts in the House of Representatives by voting to rescind waivers granted to California last year under the Clean Air Act. Hours later, California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney…
The process of passing a resolution in support of a piece of state legislation is usually an easy affair. The effort spearheaded by Councilmember Jesse Zwick to get the city to support SB 79 by Senator Scott Wiener was anything…
The following is a submission from Santa Monica College. Lead Photo: Dodgers players and fans celebrate during the Dodgers World Series Championship parade on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, on Spring Street in front of Los Angeles City Hall. Rebecca Villagracia…
Editor’s note: I’m sure we’ll have a lot more to say, this is just our first look at the scenarios. This weekend, the Santa Monica Airport Conversion team (SMAC) held an event at the current airport property itself to unveil…
Image: ElectrictBikespace.com Anyone waiting for a chance to apply for a $2,000 voucher towards the purchase of a new e-bike should have their chance on May 29. Last week, the California Air Resources Board announced that it has upgraded its…
Yesterday, the California Bicycle Coalition, CalBike, put out an action alert urging supporters to contact Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks to schedule a hearing for AB 891: Quick-Build Project Pilot Program. Under the legislature’s rules, all bills that require passage…
MAINopoly This Weekend (Sunday 1-5pm): Experience the best restaurants, bars & eateries by joining us for the 10th Annual “MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street” in Santa Monica. This all-ages community event is a fun take on the classic board…
You’ve seen the headlines by now. Governor Newsom released a revised budget for the next fiscal year. The budget spends $322 billion and has a nearly $12 billion deficit that will be paid down by the state’s reserves. Newsom is proposing cuts to just about everything…
In anticipation of a Senate effort to deal a fatal blow to California’s emissions authority, California Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla appealed to the body’s better (and procedural) angels. The senators utilized two arguments to make their case: a moral…
The following is a letter sent from the City of Santa Monica. The city would like to invite you to the Phase 3a Community Event for the Airport Conversion Project to be held at the Airport from noon until 5pm on May 17th. Come…
