Opponents of Santa Monica Airport are celebrating today after a 30-year agreement between the city and the Federal Aviation Administration expired last night at midnight, which they hope will mean the conversion of about 12 acres not currently used for…
This week Santa Monica is gearing up for Independence Day with a 4th of July-themed Kidical Mass, fireworks at Santa Monica College, and the annual Main Street Parade. The Public Library will also kick off its SMPL at the Beach…
It has been less than two weeks since real-time arrival information for Big Blue Bus became available online and on certain smartphone apps. And the good news keeps coming. At the Big Blue Bus General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) service site,…
Santa Monica’s new bike share system is expected to launch a pilot in a matter of weeks and the full system, with 500 bikes and 75 stations, will roll out by the end of this year. In the meantime, Santa…
Santa Monica is at the center of a tech revolution. Hundreds of startups are based in the city, part of the Westside of L.A. County that has been dubbed “Silicon Beach.” Our new weekly Tech Tuesday feature will introduce you…
This week, the local League of Women Voters invites you to the organization’s annual meeting, at which Santa Monica Director of Planning David Martin will speak. Also, come celebrate 150 years of the end of slavery in the United States…
‘Twas a glorious day in the bayside city of Santa Monica nearly 90 years ago. On March 17, 1929, the Outlook heralded plans by the homegrown Bay Cities Guaranty Building-Loan Association to construct the burgeoning city’s first “skyscraper” on Santa Monica…
Big Blue Bus commuters, rejoice! The days of standing in the middle of the street and squinting in hopes that you might see a blue spot on the horizon are over. Since June 5, real-time arrival information has been available on…
Santa Monica is at the center of a tech revolution. Hundreds of startups are based in the city, part of the Westside of L.A. County that has been dubbed “Silicon Beach.” Our new weekly Tech Tuesday feature will introduce you…
Though it is still very early in the process, the Planning Commission Wednesday recommended moving forward with negotiations for the Plaza at Santa Monica project, slated for city-owned land in the heart of Downtown. While the Planning Commission voted 4-to-1…
BUSted! is back in Santa Monica this week, a new city manager takes the reins, and a new plan by the Federal Aviation Administration could impact Santa Monica Airport. BUSted! A Free Storytelling Show About Living without a Car Fans…
News broke this week that Metro will soon vote on a bike share vendor for the agency’s “Countywide Bikeshare” system, which will start with a 1000-bike pilot program in Downtown L.A. But that has some leaders concerned in Santa Monica,…
The city of Santa Monica and the Chamber of Commerce are hosting a “Hack the Beach” meetup this Saturday, where the city will formally open up new datasets to the public, including real-time bus arrival information. Saturday’s event, at the Main Branch…
Santa Monica is at the center of a tech revolution. Hundreds of startups are based in the city, part of the Westside of L.A. County that has been dubbed “Silicon Beach.” Our new weekly Tech Tuesday feature will introduce you…
The Plaza at Santa Monica could to be one of the most striking new buildings built in the bayside city — or possibly even in all of L.A. County — in decades. But first, it has a much more public…
