Wednesday was the final day for candidates to submit signatures to qualify for this fall’s municipal ballot in Santa Monica. Here’s a lot of all the candidates that submitted signatures in time to qualify. If their signatures were already verified…
Well, it’s official: The proposed ballot initiative to allow housing at Santa Monica Airport will not be on the fall ballot, but a similar measure could appear on the 2028 ballot if supporters gather enough signatures. Any signatures gathered in…
Santa Monica residents will have an opportunity tonight to learn more about a proposed residential project at 2904 Delaware Street, near Bergamot Station. The project, dubbed Delaware House, calls for a small collection of single-family townhouses on the site. According…
This week kicks off a new series looking ahead at the evening’s city council meeting. The summary at the bottom was helped by AI. To read the full agenda for the Council’s meeting tonight, click here. The Santa Monica City…
Donald Trump’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rolled into Santa Monica today to hold a hearing on the federal government’s plans to open up California’s coastal waters to oil and gas drilling, floating nuclear power plants (really!), rocket testing,…
Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) held an in-person only meeting to make its endorsements for the 2026 City Council. For City Council, SMRR endorsed Mayor Caroline Torosis and Rent Control Board Member Danny Ivanov. While there are three seats…
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade will become a giant outdoor music venue Saturday as Santa Monica Block Fest returns for its sixth edition. The free, all-ages festival is expected to draw more than 20,000 people to all three blocks of…
The City of Santa Monica will formally rename a portion of Vicente Terrace as Silas White Street during a public ceremony on Monday, Aug. 10, at 4:30 p.m. at 1846 Main St., marking one of the most visible milestones in…
California transportation advocates are opening a third front in the battle to reverse the devastating cuts to transit caused by recent decisions of the California Air Resources Board. On one front, advocates are rallying in Sacramento next week to to urge…
Tuesday, August 4 | 5–8 p.m.Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main St.Free The Santa Monica Police Department invites residents, families, businesses, and visitors to celebrate National Night Out 2026, an annual community event that strengthens relationships between neighbors and local…
California transit, housing, and environmental advocates are escalating their campaign to reverse a California Air Resources Board decision that they say will slash roughly $2 billion annually from programs that fund transit, affordable housing, clean air, and clean water projects. The new…
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES SUNDAY AM for the 50th Annual The Festival of Chariots Celebrates Ancient Indian Tradition (Sunday 10 am): Dancers in colorful clothing, music, a multicourse feast, 40-foot tall hand-drawn floats — The Festival of Chariots will…
With the legislature set to meet again next week, now is as good a time as any to look at the status of legislation of greatest interest to Streetsblog readers. We’re changing the format a little bit first noting the…
Update, July 31 – SMMUSD responded to this story with a letter, reprinted here, that takes issue with several pieces of this story. We have reached out to the Coastal Commission for comment. In January, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School…
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Santa Monica fell by nearly 12 percent over the past year, according to the 2026 Point-in-Time Count released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) on Friday. The local numbers bucked the…
