News from Santa Monica.
Metro’s LAX station opens next week. This is a big deal for Southern California transit riders. Let me repeat: the LAX Metro Transit Center opening is a big deal. I’ve been seeing some mainstream accounts – especially in the comments –…
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. The Santa Monica Pier invites families to celebrate love, diversity, and storytelling at Fabulous Fables: Drag Queen Pride Family-Edition, a free event on Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hosted inside…
Image: A rendering of the Washington Ave. Neighborhood Greenway that could be by Juan Matute. Santa Monica has had such success with Quick Build projects that the city’s Assemblymember is trying to pass legislation to allow the state transportation agency…
OPA June 9 Monthly Meeting Next Monday: This month’s meeting will be at the Ocean Park Library (@ 2601 Main St.) starting with food and mingling at 6:00pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Here’s the zoom link and…
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the council unanimously voted to mark June as “Pride Month” in Santa Monica. SaMo Pride has been an annual series of events dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and providing a platform to champion individuality…
A community meeting for the proposed eight story residential building at 1320 Pico Boulevard will be held tomorrow night, Thursday 5/29, at 6:00 PM on zoom. You can join the meeting by clicking here. The project has undergone several iterations…
Last Friday, the City of Santa Monica announced that the search committee had settled on Oliver Chi as the choice for the new City Manager. Chi is currently the City Manager of Irvine. This announcement has led to a lot…
Earlier this morning, the United States Senate joined their counterparts in the House of Representatives by voting to rescind waivers granted to California last year under the Clean Air Act. Hours later, California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney…
NO OPA UPDATE MONDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY MAINopoly This Weekend (Sunday 1-5pm): Experience the best restaurants, bars & eateries by joining us for the 10th Annual “MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street” in Santa Monica. This all-ages community event is…
The process of passing a resolution in support of a piece of state legislation is usually an easy affair. The effort spearheaded by Councilmember Jesse Zwick to get the city to support SB 79 by Senator Scott Wiener was anything…
The following is a submission from Santa Monica College. Lead Photo: Dodgers players and fans celebrate during the Dodgers World Series Championship parade on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, on Spring Street in front of Los Angeles City Hall. Rebecca Villagracia…
Editor’s note: I’m sure we’ll have a lot more to say, this is just our first look at the scenarios. This weekend, the Santa Monica Airport Conversion team (SMAC) held an event at the current airport property itself to unveil…
MAINopoly This Weekend (Sunday 1-5pm): Experience the best restaurants, bars & eateries by joining us for the 10th Annual “MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street” in Santa Monica. This all-ages community event is a fun take on the classic board…
On Tuesday night, the first reading of a new housing ordinance was introduced with a wealth of shifts.. By the time the State Legislature adjourned its legislative session in August of 2024, it had passed more than 30 bills to…
In anticipation of a Senate effort to deal a fatal blow to California’s emissions authority, California Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla appealed to the body’s better (and procedural) angels. The senators utilized two arguments to make their case: a moral…
