Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
Registration for the city of Santa Monica’s summer recreation programs opens Wednesday, April 24, at 6 a.m. for Santa Monica residents, and Wednesday, May 1, at 6 a.m. for non-residents. Indoor and outdoor recreation classes for all ages are provided at city parks,…
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) is pleased to announce its high ranking in the 2024 Best School Districts in California by national academic ranking service, Niche. SMMUSD is ranked sixth in Los Angeles County and 13th in California…
The following is a lightly edited press release from Metro. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today announced that the agency saw a 9.4 percent increase in total system ridership in March 2024 compared to March 2023 with…
The following article is from the Santa Monica Conservancy’s monthly newsletter. Congratulations to members of the Philomathean Charity Literary and Art Club for the successful designation of their historic headquarters at 1810 Broadway as a Santa Monica City Landmark! The Philomathean…
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog California. Autonomous Vehicles Are autonomous vehicles safe? The answer might depend on who you talk to, judging from the arguments made in yesterday’s Assembly Transportation Committee hearing. To hear proponents, AVs are much…
The following is a press release from Pier Communications. Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier’s solar-powered Ferris wheel will “Go Green” on Earth Day and also feature a 90 foot tall spinning globe, along with a variety of green…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica Big Blue Bus. SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 11, 2024) – The city of Santa Monica will host two public hearings in April to discuss proposed service changes to Big…
The following is a press release from Supervisor Lindsey Horvath Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted Board Chair Lindsey P. Horvath’s motion to accelerate renewable energy development throughout Los Angeles County as a critical step to achieving…
The Senate Transportation Committee met today and passed a number of bills, including some related to e-bikes, bike infrastructure, and charging bike riders and pedestrians tolls on bridges. E-Bikes A.B. 1774, from Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach), clarifies that it…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. Patagonia Santa Monica is the grand prize winner of the 28th annual Sustainable Quality Awards, the city announced today. The business is among several others recognized for sustainable…
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has approved guidelines for the Active Transportation Program Cycle 7 and issued a call for applications, which are due June 17. The program currently has at least $100 million budgeted for each year of Cycle 7, which programs…
This article first appeared at Streetsblog San Francisco. Isabella Chu is Associate Director of the Data Core at the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences. Her research interests are the impact of housing and transportation policy on health and equity.…
Last week, Metro canceled a controversial procurement for its bike-share operations. Philadelphia-based Bicycle Transit Systems (BTS) is the current contractor until their contract runs out on August 30. It’s likely that the BTS contract will be extended, but Metro isn’t commenting…
very five years, the California Air Resources Board creates a five-year strategic plan laying out state priorities for research on air quality and climate issues. They are asking members of the public to weigh in, either by submitting a comment on…
First things first: at the last minute, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) rescheduled its discussion of the controversial Yolo Causeway project, which is a plan to widen I-80 between Davis and Sacramento. The delay was apparently in response to a letter sent…
