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OPA Update 4/2/26: Tree Trimming, Pressure Washing and Street Cleaning to Expand to Main St., Rent Control Board Annual Report, Easter Weekend, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Tree Trimming, Pressure Washing and Street Cleaning to Expand Across Santa Monica’s Major Corridors (Including Main St.): The changes include adding 12 positions across Public Works and expanding contracted services for cleaning and landscaping, including at public libraries. The Santa Monica…

SMC Barrett Gallery Offers Free Guided Tours of “Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta” Exhibition April 9 & April 11

he SMC Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery will offer free guided tours of the “Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta” exhibition. The tours will be led by SMC Art 80, 82, & 84 Gallery Exhibition & Display students. The tours will be held Thursday, April 9, and Saturday, April 11, at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. in the SMC Pete…

Wellness & Waves Returns to the Santa Monica Pier

(The following submission is from…you guessed it!…the Pier Commission) The Santa Monica Pier Corporation invites the community to move, stretch, and recharge by the ocean as Wellness & Waves returns for its 2026 season. Taking place every Saturday from April 4 through October…