Santa Monica College continues its Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series in spring 2025 with an eye-opening talk — “Stress Management for Nurses: Author of ‘Nursing Dream Turned Nightmare’” — by Patricia B. Crain, MSN BSN RN. A Registered Nurse with 27 years of experience working in acute care hospitals, Crain will discuss…
OPA Feb 10 Monthly Meeting Recap: Tell the City What’s Important to You for the 2025-27 Budget: What do you think are the areas of greatest need in your neighborhood? Want to see the Main St. Library re-open for full service? Here’s your opportunity…
Beginning on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, the city of Santa Monica will resume enforcement of its Preferential Parking program. Enforcement of preferential parking was temporarily suspended in January to provide parking accommodation for those who were displaced by the Palisades…
The Santa Monica High School (Samohi) Symphony and Chamber Orchestras will take the stage at Walt Disney Concert Hall as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association’s Mahlerthon, a daylong celebration of the music of Gustav Mahler. The event, presented…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. Image is a screenshot from googlemaps. To help mitigate the impacts of the recent wildfires on local businesses, the city of Santa Monica waived its license fees for outdoor…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Fire Department has launched Community Connect, a forward-thinking preparedness tool that makes available critical and detailed information, such as floor plans, whether pets are in the…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. The city of Santa Monica is seeking public participation in the planning and development of the Fiscal Year 2025-27 Operating Budget. Community members can share input via an online…
The following is a submission from Senator Ben Allen. Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) celebrated today’s passage and signing of a $2.5 billion wildfire relief package to boost recovery efforts in the wake of the LA Fires. “The long road…
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. Residents and guests are invited to a special “Locals’ Night for Fire Relief” on Thursday, January 23 from 3:30-10 p.m. In addition to much needed fundraising, it’s also a night of music, connection,…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday announced that Elaine Polachek will serve as interim city manager, replacing outgoing City Manager David White during the national recruitment for a permanent…
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog USA. Main photo: AXA/Michael Buholzer/Magnus White photo: Instagram Automatic braking systems that would better protect cyclists and pedestrians must be mandatory on new vehicles, a Colorado member of Congress said, offering up a…
Last evening, the City of Santa Monica posted a video to its Twitter/X account with Mayor Lana Negrete addressing the state of the city. Next provides this transcript of the video for those preferring to read rather than watch or…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. The city of Santa Monica Monday announced easing of evacuations within city limits, following an aggressive fire response in the Mandeville Canyon area and increased containment of the Palisades…
Santa Monica College (SMC) is holding a two-day Fire Support Resource Drive to aid students, employees, and members of the community affected by the recent catastrophic fires. The SMC Foundation will collect donations of food, clothing, hygiene products, baby supplies, blankets (any size), and other…
via the city: Due to the Palisades Fire and its impact on the Santa Monica community, the Santa Monica Boulevard Safety Study Pop-Up event at Douglas Park, originally scheduled this Saturday, January 11th from 10:00am to noon, will be postponed…
