News from Santa Monica.
The following is a calendar post from LWV The Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council and League of Women Voters of Santa Monica invite you to Community Dialogue: Tools for Difficult Conversations in Community on Thursday, March 27 at 5-7 p.m. at SMC’s Pete…
At the Santa Monica City Council’s budget workshop earlier this month, council members expressed a desire for the city to take a more active role in supporting economic opportunity and growth. This was one of the three budget priorities adopted…
Dr. Sion Roy is the first major candidate to announce for the 2026 Senate Race to replace Ben Allen, who is termed out of office. Roy, the vice-chair of the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees, is a resident of…
Several dozen protestors rallied just north of the Tesla dealership at Santa Monica Place on Saturday, undeterred by statements made by President Donald Trump that protesting actions taken by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in his role as head of the…
Have thoughts on how the city should be spending its money but don’t want to sit through long government or neighborhood meetings to voice your opinion? Do you prefer to write your opinions down, but find emails too impersonal? Well,…
A new five-year plan to tackle homelessness is coming to Santa Monica. On Tuesday evening, the city council received and discussed a Homelessness Strategic Plan (HSP) (Agenda, Item 11a) deemed necessary through a 2023 homelessness study conducted by Moss Adams…
Update, March 14: The state (not us!) made a mistake in their grant allocation. The article is corrected with new information. Photo: The intersection of 23rd and Hill via Google Maps. The City of Santa Monica earned its share of…
The following is a submission from Santa Monica Community College. The Santa Monica College (SMC) Dance Department opens its Spring 2025 Masters of Dance series with a line-up of master classes and learning workshops led by dance professionals. The series starts March 26 with movement artist Stephanie…
Discussions at the City Council’s March 8th budget workshop reveal a determined push to run the municipality more like a business, focusing on well-defined priorities and bringing revenues more in sync with expenses. Economic development, housing, support for education, and…
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less…The question is, which is to be the master—that’s all.” With these words, written by Louis Carroll…
The city of Santa Monica is inviting residents to apply for the newly-established Measure GS Resident Oversight Committee and the Transit Security Advisory Committee. Measure GS Resident Oversight Committee This committee was formed as a result of voter-approved Measure GS, which…
The Santa Monica City Council will set budget priorities this Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Santa Monica Library. The city forms its operating budget every 2 years, and the 2025-27 budget will be contentious because the city faces a…
Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Santa Monica) introduced AB 891, a bill that will require Caltrans to develop quick-build bike lane and intersection projects to improve safety on state highways for cyclists and pedestrians. A “quick build project” is a temporary,…
At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, the Council passed a motion (Agenda, 16C) the City Council passed a resolution affirming the city’s support for gender diverse, transgender, and intersex persons. The resolution, based on a similar one that affirmed the city’s…
To all of you who are asking what can be done when the orders of our courts are not obeyed: In 1962, legal scholar Alexander Bickel authored an analysis of our federal courts and their place in our system. He…
