Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
Via city of Santa Monica website. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 edition of Seascape. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District schools have once again received multiple awards in annual state and national rankings. U.S. News & World Report ranked…
Via the city of Santa Monica website. Santa Monica Public Library is taking its popular How-To Festival on the road! Celebrate National Parks Month at Christine Emerson Reed Park, 1133 7th Street, on Saturday, July 22, 2017 from noon to 3:00 p.m. for an afternoon…
Via city of Santa Monica’s website. As part of its continued commitment to preserve and increase housing in Santa Monica, the City Council voted at its June 27, 2017 meeting to ban the use of newly constructed accessory dwelling units…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. On July 1, 2017, Santa Monica workers will be one step closer to $15 minimum wage by 2020. All workers will now be eligible for the City’s increased minimum wage and workers in larger…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. At the Santa Monica City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, Council announced the selection of a new City Attorney, Lane Dilg. The City Council conducted a nationwide search for the key…
The following post is by Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer from the city of Santa Monica website. As we start dusting off the beach chairs, firing up the BBQ, and getting into the mindset of warm days spent at the…
Much-needed winter storms may have relieved California’s historic drought, but all that rain came at some cost – poor beach water quality. Bacterial pollution at some of California’s most popular beaches spiked dramatically in 2016-17, according to Heal the Bay’s…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. What’s more fun than summer at the Beach House? Do a lot or do a little! Get active: Try one of our summer-inspired classes! BOGAFiT on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:15-8:15 p.m. is a dynamic way…
Via Santa Monica College press release. Don’t miss the free spectacular fireworks and entertainment of “Celebrate America” – Santa Monica College’s popular star-spangled salute to our nation’s independence – to be held Saturday, June 24. The celebration – the only…
Via Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation press release. The Sand & Sea Ball, a gala dinner and dance competition produced by Arthur Murray Santa Monica on May 21, 2017, raised $45,000 for the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation. About 200 guests attended…
The following comes via Santa Monica College press release. Rayford Brown was homeless, and restarted his pursuit of a college education on academic probation. Isabel Castillo is a DREAMer and a sexual assault survivor who refused to give up in…
Via Santa Monica Police Department press release. Earlier today, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Detectives filed criminal charges with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office – Airport Division and the Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse against the two suspects believed to…
Via Santa Monica Police press release. In September 2016, the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) began a Body Worn Camera (BWC) Pilot Program. The six-month operational period concluded on March 11, 2017. During the six months, select uniformed police officers…
Via Santa Monica Police Department press release. On May 26, 2017 at about 6:01 p.m. the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a radio call for service regarding a home invasion robbery which occurred in the 200 block of…
Via Santa Monica Police Activities League press release. Nine Santa Monica Police Activities, PAL, kids are rich with mentors, family and friends, as well as rich in scholarship funds totaling $21,000 as presented by the Chris Carrey PAL Education Scholarship…
