Via city of Santa Monica press release. The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office announced the successful prosecution of JW Marriott LA Boutique Gift Shop (“LA Boutique”), a local hotel-based retail business, for failing to pay numerous employees their Santa Monica…
Via city of Santa Monica website. Santa Monica is home to many nonprofit organizations that work year-round to provide food and services to our most vulnerable residents. As we head into the holiday season, consider volunteering your time, food or…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. On Thursday, November 16, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to noon, the City of Santa Monica will host a Small Business Resource Fair at the Santa Monica Main Library for local businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups.…
Via League of Women Voters of Santa Monica press release. As part of its “Making Democracy Work” series, the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica will host a free event Saturday, November 18, addressing challenges and solutions to homelessness…
Via SMPD press release. This morning at about 12:58 a.m., officers responded to Ocean Avenue and Colorado Blvd. regarding possible shots fired. Officers arrived in the area and discovered a shooting had occurred with a victim located on Ocean Avenue.…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. Santa Monica Public Library presents a panel discussion on women’s health and reproductive rights on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. In…
Via SMPD press release. This Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Santa Monica Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their…
This post is originally written by Streetsblog San Francisco editor Roger Rudick and appeared here. San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Class Teaches the Politics and Perks of Bike Parking Install wall-mounted bike racks that protrude too far from the wall in the wrong way, and…
Via SMC press release. Santa Monica College will host a Family Tailgate & Harvest Festival on Saturday, November 4. The free community event leading up to the SMC Corsairs 2017 Homecoming Game offers activities for all ages and features a DJ, Cornhole boards and other carnival games,…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. Dìa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a traditional Mexican holiday when family and friends gather to honor and celebrate loved ones who have passed. This year, Santa Monica observes the…
Via Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District press release. Times change, but sometimes the headlines don’t. Luis Valdez’s groundbreaking play set on the streets of East Los Angeles depicts the lives of Mexican American youth who were unjustly indicted for the…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. SCORE Los Angeles presents a free workshop on Restaurant Startup Essentials on Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, in the Main Library’s Multipurpose Room, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Thinking of pursuing your dream of opening…
Don’t be alarmed, but Santa Monica Next will be taking a short break over the next couple of days as our editor will be off for a short vacation. Thanks, in advance, for your patience and we’ll be back on Tuesday.
Via press release from L.A. Waterkeeper. Earlier this week, Los Angeles Waterkeeper (LAW) filed four related lawsuits in an effort to dramatically increase the purification, reclamation, and reuse of wastewater that is currently discharged into the Los Angeles River and Santa Monica Bay.…
Via Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District press release. With the Trump administration’s August announcement that it was rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, and the City of Santa Monica are working together to support students,…
