With election season in full swing, the community discussion about development and the future of Santa Monica has gotten more hostile than usual. At a candidate forum put on by a local anti-development group Monday, peace activist and perennial Council…
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place on the November ballot a measure that would affirm its authority to close down Santa Monica Airport after 2015. The City’s ballot initiative, designed to counter a measure sponsored by national…
Can turning the antagonistic debates over the social changes facing our communities into a game get people to listen each other? That is the hope of Missouri-based artist Sean Starowitz, who will be leading “The D-Train: A Dialogue Lab” at…
On the corner of 12th Street and Wilshire Boulevard sits Fidelity Investments. Located along a major transit corridor, served by two bus lines, and walking distance from hundreds of Santa Monica homes, the squat, single-story building is in a prime…
An initiative designed to prevent the City from closing Santa Monica Airport, which sits on 227 acres of publicly owned land, has qualified for the November ballot, according to the L.A. County Registrar. The Registrar officially announced Thursday that the…
Santa Monica lost a a local journalist and a community member Wednesday. Daniel Archuleta, the managing editor of the Santa Monica Daily Press, passed away July 16, according to the Daily Press. A memorial fund has been established to help…
Election season 2014 may only be a couple days old in Santa Monica, but already Mayor Pam O’Connor, who is up for reelection this year, has announced major support from some of the region’s top leaders. O’Connor, who has represented…
The 2014 election season is only a day old in Santa Monica and already it is off to an exciting start. It’s going to be a crazy election year, so make sure you are registered to vote at your…
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. Councilmember Mike Bonin joined Santa Monica Mayor Pam O’Connor Monday morning to welcome the LAX FlyAway bus to the bayside city. The three officials gathered outside the Santa Monica’s Civic Center where, starting…
Election season officially started today in Santa Monica as candidates – newcomers and incumbents alike – began pulling papers to run for City Council, School Board, and other local offices. To celebrate, join us for our second Vote Local event this Thursday…
With Expo Phase II expected to begin carrying passengers between Downtown L.A. and Downtown Santa Monica in the first quarter of 2016, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus is considering some major changes to its service. Later this month, BBB…
[pullquote align=left] “One of the things that makes Santa Monica so spectacular is… our economic and social diversity in this town and affordable housing is the only way to preserve it.” – Councilmember Gleam Davis [/pullquote]With Santa Monica facing an…
Big Blue Bus officials announced Wednesday that they would add seating and shading to some of the 40 new stops the agency recently installed as part of its $7 million overhaul of Santa Monica’s 300 bus stops. The announcement comes…
The Planning Commission Wednesday will consider a seven-story, primarily residential project in the heart of Downtown Santa Monica, around the corner from the future Expo station. Here are a few reasons we like this particular project, slated for the…
We hope you enjoyed your long weekend because it is time to jump right into all that’s coming up this week. The Santa Monica City Council will make two major decisions Tuesday that will impact the future of the…
