News from Santa Monica.
“I’m going to wait until all the votes are in (to see) if something happens and there’s a major miracle,” outgoing Mayor Phil Brock told the Santa Monica Lookout when asked about conceding the City Council race held over two…
The following is an announcement from PAL. All puns are their responsibility. Halloween night was a BOO-tiful evening as the Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) hosted its annual Halloween “Spooktacular,” a thrilling event filled with ghosts, ghouls, and spooky…
Welcome to the first issue of volume seventeen of Swish, a periodical with recaps and photos of Santa Monica Family YMCA youth basketball games, and other pertinent info such as announcements and updates from the program. This Fall season, the…
The following article was submitted by the City of Santa Monica. Santa Monica unveiled a plaque outside city hall this week inscribed with the Statement Apologizing to Santa Monica’s African American Residents and Their Descendants, on the anniversary of the…
In 2017, the City of Malibu filed a petition with the County to separate the public schools located within its city boundaries from those in Santa Monica. After years of negotiations with Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board Members and…
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and Community Members, We are thrilled to announce the successful passage of both facility improvement project bonds, QS for Santa Monica schools and MM for Malibu schools, each receiving significant support from their respective community.…
“Apparently we’re reliving our past,” said Councilmember Gleam Davis on an open-mic as the Council returned from closed session. I’m not sure exactly what Davis was talking about at the moment, but an ‘airing of grievances’ for perceived past offenses…
Winners: United Democratic Slate Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell and Natalya Zernitskaya decided to run as a slate for city Council. All four of them will be seated at the dias come December. New Progressive Alliance An alliance of…
In an interview with the Daily Press held late last afternoon, Mayor Phil Brock said he still wasn’t sure what the results of the local election would be. But after yesterday’s updated vote totals, there are only about 3,500 votes…
Santa Monica Approves Ballot Measures to Raise Revenue for Schools, Roads and Public Safety While Santa Monicans are still waiting for the final word on whether or not Mayor Phil Brock makes a miraculous comeback in the late vote, the…
As progressives across the country mourned the results of the national election, progressives in Santa Monica could take solace that the progressive United Democratic Slate of Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell, and Natalya Zernitskaya appear to have won a…
Featured image by Manny Lopez. At Santa Monica High School (Samohi), junior Emmanuel “Manny” Lopez has found his passion for storytelling through the lens of his camera. An athlete turned photographer, Lopez’s journey intovisual arts began unexpectedly yet has quickly…
Ted Winterer is a former Mayor of Santa Monica and City Councilmember. He is still active as a political activist with Communities for Excellent Public Schools. There’s been a heated debate on these pages about the potential impact of SB…
Main Street HOWL-O-WEEN Event & Pet Costume Contest (Sunday 3 – 6pm): Enjoy a spooktacular afternoon at the annual Main St. HOWL-O-WEEN event. Dress up your furry friend in their best costume and enter the Costume Contest for a chance to win…
Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets shares this list of safety tips for tonight. You can join their efforts to make Santa Monica a safer city to walk, bike, take transit or even drive a car, here. Unfortunately, pedestrian fatalities…
