June 20 & 21 Main St. Summer Soulstice & Make Music LA Events: Next weekend is going to be a big weekend! Summer SOULstice on Saturday, June 20: The street will be closed to vehicular traffic as we again transform the street into a…
A coalition of 28 California legislators is calling on Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders to protect hundreds of millions of dollars in transit funding that they say is threatened by both proposed changes to the state’s Cap-and-Trade program and…
OPA June Monthly Meeting Recap: Here is the full meeting recording. June 20 & 21 Main St. Summer Soulstice & Make Music LA Events: Next weekend is going to be a big weekend! Summer SOULstice on Saturday, June 20: The street will be closed…
Every week, Santa Monica Next republishes a story from City Manager Oliver Chi’s Weekly Update. The Pier Bridge Replacement Project reached a visible milestone this week. On Friday, June 5, the Engineering and Street Services Division completed construction of a…
June OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday (June 8): The meeting is at the Ocean Park Library @ 2601 Main St. starting with food and mingling at 6:00pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Click here to add the OPA monthly meeting and Zoom…
June OPA Monthly Meeting Monday (June 8): The meeting is at the Ocean Park Library @ 2601 Main St., starting with food and mingling at 6:00pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Click here to add the OPA monthly meeting and Zoom link…
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. Two of America’s most iconic piers — the historic Santa Monica Pier and Chicago’s Navy Pier — will unite coast-to-coast on Saturday, June 6, 2026 (6/6/26), for a special Route 66…
June OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday (June 8): The meeting is at the Ocean Park Library @ 2601 Main St. starting with food and mingling at 6:00pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Click here to add the OPA monthly meeting and Zoom…
Ocean Park Social Club Cookbook Club on Monday: A Cookbook Club is when a group of people choose 1 cookbook and each make a different recipe, and then enjoy the meal together. Our first one will Monday, June 1, 6-8pm at…
The Santa Monica College Musical Theatre Workshop will celebrate live theater with performances of “Great Adventure” onFriday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 6, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m. Performances will be held in the Studio Stage at the SMC Theatre Arts Complex, located on the SMC Main Campus(1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica). With direction by SMC Theatre…
THERE WILL NOT BE AN OPA NEWSLETTER ON MONDAY, MAY 25 (MEMORIAL DAY) 11th Annual MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street (Sunday 1 – 5pm): mainopolysm.com This is one of my personal favorite days on Main St. every year. This all-ages community…
The City of Santa Monica promised to make the results of its “Realignment Plan” public through an online dashboard of statistics. Yesterday, the city released its first update, “Realignment Plan Performance Measurement Dashboard” and the early results seem to show…
OPA May Monthly Meeting Recap: Here is the full meeting recording. OPA Spring Mixer @ Lula Wednesday (5/20): We hope to see you at @ Lula’s back patio (2720 Main St.) from 4:00-6-30pm. Everyone is welcome and members can enjoy FREE appetizers along with the GREAT company. See…
The following is a submission from SMC. The Santa Monica College (SMC) Art Department presents Well Fed, an exhibition showcasing work by student artists from the Mentor Program led by Professor Emily Silver. The exhibition is a collaborative effort, curated…
Every week, Next republishes one or two article(s) from the City Manager’s Report. Big Blue Bus provided 904,000 rides in April 2026, a 3% increase over April 2025 and the latest in a string of steady monthly gains putting the…
