News from Santa Monica.
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is celebrating its 30th anniversary today, marking three decades as one of Southern California’s most iconic oceanfront destinations. Pacific Park opened on May 26,…
Tomorrow, Santa Monica cyclists won’t just be riding…they’ll be celebrating. Santa Monica Spoke and a coalition of local businesses and advocacy groups are organizing a full day of events for Bike Anywhere Day on Thursday, May 21, including morning pit…
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. The image is by Damien from the 2024 Rick Crocker 5k. Some nights on the Santa Monica Pier just feel like summer. Thursday, May 21 is one of them, as Locals’ Night returns for its…
Every week we pick a story or two from the City Manager’s newsletter to highlight. You may have caught a major announcement this past week… ESPN has selected Santa Monica Beach as the home for “ESPN Beach” – the network’s…
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…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. In observance of Memorial Day, Big Blue Bus will operate a weekend schedule on Monday, May 25, 2026 Customer Service and Blue: The Transit Store will be closed. Normal hours of…
Santa Monica’s Coastal Fight Is Moving From Sacramento Back to City Hall Two separate but closely connected debates over the future of development in Santa Monica are now unfolding at the same time: one in Sacramento over Assembly Bill 1740,…
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 you there! MAINopoly This Sunday (May 24): This event is one…
The following article and lead image were provided by the City of Santa Monica. One year after its launch, the city of Santa Monica’s SaMo Bridge diversion program has exceeded initial goals, connecting hundreds of justice-involved individuals to housing, treatment and supportive services. On…
Santa Monicans can expect several changes to their boards and commissions over the next year. And a new Restorative Justice Commission will soon join the roster. A comprehensive review of city boards and commissions and proposed changes In January, city…
Assemblymember Rick Zbur (D-Santa Monica)’s legislation to reduce the power and influence of the coastal commission has already gone through a lot of changes as it has sailed through committee votes and is now on its way to the Assembly…
Metro’s new D Line subway extension will open tomorrow. The transit riding public can get on “the D” starting at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8. The entire Metro rail/bus/bike-share system is free from Friday through Sunday. Read more about tomorrow’s…
Earlier this week, the six highest-polling candidates for Governor of California met on a debate stage to make their case to California voters. There was no mention of the state’s transit funding crisis, ways the state could stop the flood…
May OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday (May 11): 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. Speakers include City Attorney Heidi von Tongeln, SMPD,…
The race for three seats on the Santa Monica City Council is quickly coming into focus, with a growing field of candidates entering ahead of the November 2026 election. Filing deadlines are still months away, but the pace of announcements…
