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OPA March 10 Monthly Meeting Monday: This month’s meeting will be at the 2601 Main St. Library starting with food and mingling at 6:00pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Here is the Zoom link to join the meeting starting at 6:30pm. Here’s the draft agenda and here’s schedule: Urgent Timing Regarding Library Funding: The City Council budget meeting…

The following is a submission from the Santa Monica Conservancy. The Santa Monica Conservancy releases their first 2025 installment of the Santa Monica Mosaic, in partnership with Pacific Palisades Historical Society, on March 16th at 5 p.m. The Way We Were: Shared Memories of a…

March 10 is Next OPA Monthly Meeting: Mark your calendars for dinner and socializing from 6:00 – 6:30pm and the meeting from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at the Main St. library. The agenda includes guest speakers new Council-Member Barry Snell, Santa…

City of Santa Monica Scrambles to Find Waste Disposal Site: The City must act quickly to find a permanent garbage disposal site after the landfill it has used for more than 15 years abruptly shut down for good on New Years Eve. The…

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier invites families and community members to join in for Heroes Day, a fun-filled afternoon celebrating local heroes and promoting safety awareness on Saturday, March 1 from 3-6 p.m. The free event will feature a variety…

The following is a submission from Metro and the City of Malibu. L.A. Metro will operate closed-door service on Line 134, which travels through Malibu to Santa Monica, starting Friday, Feb. 28. Service has been suspended since Jan. 7, 2025,…

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The following is a submission from Santa Monica College. Santa Monica College’s John Drescher Planetarium continues its Friday evening events in March 2025 with free, live virtual shows presented online at smc.edu The March shows will explore observing Earth from space, space weather, the Gaia mission, and new ways to ‘see’ the universe.…

The following is a submission from Downtown Santa Monica. Celebrate Black History Month at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica on Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4  p.m. Hosted as part of the Crafted by Culture series in partnership with…

Is Wildfire Debris on our Beaches Creating an Ecological Disaster? Several sections of Santa Monica beach currently have a “F rating.” More details here. Santa Monica Beach Named Among ‘Best’ in America, According to Tripadvisor: Data for this report was probably compiled before the Janaury…

A Statement from Mayor Lana Negrete – Santa Monica is a City for Everyone: “In recent weeks, many in our community have felt unsettled by dramatic shifts in federal policies. We want to assure you: we hear you, we care about you,…

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…