Amid concerns that unregulated vacation rentals were exacerbating Santa Monica’s dire housing supply crisis, the Santa Monica City Council voted 6-to-0 yesterday to strengthen its prohibition on short-term rentals while allowing “homeshare.” The ordinance, which the Council passed after more than…
At today’s City Council meeting, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus will present its updated plans to integrate the municipal transit service with the coming Expo Line. With the addition of new lines and more frequent service, BBB officials say they…
The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Saturday held an informative forum on the drought and the responses happening at all levels. We were there to live tweet it. The forum, moderated by League member Frank Gruber and hosted…
Santa Monica Next sat down with Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, an economist and a professor of Public Health at UCLA to talk about the impact our local and regional housing crisis has on our day-to-day lives and what can be done to…
Santa Monica Next sat down with Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, an economist and a professor of Public Health at UCLA to talk about the impact our local and regional housing crisis has on our day-to-day lives and what can be done to…
There’s a party at the Pier this Sunday to benefit the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation and SMPD announced there will be two more bike-ped operations this Friday and Monday. Pier Party Join Santa Monica Next and many other members of the community…
The Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA) announced last week that it would be leaving Santa Monica for gallery space in nearby Century City after more than 30 years in the bayside city. Its new home is supposed to be a…
It’s no secret that California is experiencing an unprecedented drought, but what does that mean for our day-to-day lives? What will Governor Jerry Brown’s recent $1.1 billion drought relief package, signed earlier this month, do to help mitigate the impact of…
Things on the dais got tense Wednesday night when the City Council deliberated whether to remove key elements of the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), making it more difficult for future housing to be built on major boulevards. The Council…
This week, Santa Monica’s City Council will deliberate a major decision that will impact the city for decades to come. And, our city, along with the Chamber of Commerce and Sustainable Works, will celebrate its most sustainable businesses. Determining the Future…
Next week, Santa Monica will celebrate its most environmentally-friendly local businesses at the 20th annual Sustainable Quality Awards and the Santa Monica Bike Center wants to sponsor the first 35 people who pledge to arrive on bike. On Thursday April…
It’s time for another Kidical Mass bike outing, Santa Monica. This time, we’ll ride in celebration of Earth Day. “Grab your bikes and kids and head to Memorial Park April 18th for a special Earth Day themed Kidical Mass family-friendly…
Will Santa Monica face the same housing crisis as San Francisco in the coming years? Will there ever be another child care center built near the homes of the families it serves? Will our commercial boulevards become vibrant neighborhoods or…
Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square, the two newest additions to Santa Monica’s public green space, got top honors from the American Planners Association (APA) last month. The two parks, which cover about 7.4 acres from City Hall to Ocean…
Can you trade your drive to work for a bike ride or a bus ride? How about carpooling with coworkers? Santa Monica-based startup RideAmigos wants to know if you are up to the challenge. Santa Monica employers can now register for…
