News from Santa Monica.
Image: Sir Speedy after a car slammed into it in 2025 by Todd Flora. Over the next several years, Santa Monicans can look forward to changes big and small on Santa Monica Boulevard. But it may take a couple months…
A local community action group is organizing a weekly demonstration called “Venice & Santa Monica Take Back Our Streets”, bringing together residents and allies to advocate for civil liberties, community safety, and systemic reform. The protest — organized through Indivisible…
Laughter, learning and rising voices in stand-up come to Santa Monica this spring with the Bergamot Comedy Festival, a week-long celebration of comedic arts blending performance, education and industry connection. Produced by Comedy Reflects Our World — the Santa Monica-based…
Superbloom Collective for Joining OPA as a “Gold Business Member”!Superbloom Collective is a Santa Monica based 501c3 community organization reactivating our public parks and beaches with accessible and inclusive wellness, music, and community gatherings. Superbloom’s offerings include weekly yoga at…
Construction is complete on the City of Santa Monica’s East Pico Safety Project, and officials are inviting residents to celebrate and experience the new safety improvements firsthand. The City will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, March 7, 2026,…
The City of Santa Monica has released a Draft Framework Diagram for the future Great Park that will replace the Santa Monica Airport when it closes after 2028, marking the beginning of Phase 3B of the Santa Monica Airport Conversion…
In May 2023, local officials celebrated a major milestone when a new dedicated two-way bike and pedestrian path opened, closing a long-standing gap between the Santa Monica beach path and Will Rogers State Beach. The project included improved safety features…
Story via the City Manager’s Weekly Update. I’m excited to share that in early 2026, we are seeing encouraging signs of continued ridership recovery and growth in our renowned Big Blue Bus transit system! In January 2026, Big Blue Bus…
Supporters of a controversial proposed ballot measure that would allow up to 3,000 units of housing to be built on the current site of Santa Monica Airport — should the airport be closed by the city in 2029 — are…
The Santa Monica Fire Department is expanding its innovative Advanced Provider Unit (APU) program, adding a second team to help respond to complex medical and behavioral health calls citywide, officials announced earlier this week. The move by the City Council…
Santa Monica police have redeployed bike patrol units in Downtown and along the Pier and beach areas, restoring a visible law enforcement presence in some of the city’s busiest pedestrian corridors. The move was announced in the city manager’s weekly…
Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park, who’s district includes Mar Vista, West Los Angeles, the Palisades and Venice and more wrote last month to the Santa Monica City Council to ask for a formal assessment of the Santa Monica Airport’s…
Franklin Elementary’s campus plan is a multi-phase renovation and modernization effort by the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) to improve learning spaces, outdoor areas, and support early education programming on a site that is currently undersized relative to state…
This is a slightly edited version of this story from Streetsblog Los Angeles. Below are several recent developments concerning bicycle facilities around the Westside. More Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Santa Monica Santa Monica is about to begin construction on…
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. From first dates and lifelong friendships to family traditions and once-in-a-lifetime proposals, the Santa Monica Pier has been the backdrop for millions of meaningful moments. This February, the Pier invites the community and…
