News from Santa Monica.
In an article published on Friday, Santa Monica Daily Press editor Matt Hall repeats Oscar de la Torre’s false claims about what René Bobadilla said in his offer withdrawing his acceptance of the city manager position in June 2021. The…
Image: Candidates respond to a “lightning round” question on whether they support the “Great Park” concept for the area that is now Santa Monica Airport. Image via Airport2Park Santa Monica Next will not be hosting its own debate or candidate’s…
The Los Angeles County Democratic Party announced their endorsements in the City Council election, giving the nod to the United Democratic Slate (United Slate) of Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell and Natalya Zernitskaya. The County Dems. have followed the…
In an email to supporters, the League of Women Voters and the Committee for Racial Justice announced a trio of candidate forums in September and October for the local November elections. First, on September 15th, the groups will host a…
The Blue Wave Democratic Club announced the endorsements of Mayor Phil Brock, City Councilmember Oscar de la Torre, Rent Control Board Chair Ericka Lesley, and first-time candidate Vivian Roknian over the weekend. “They are all aligned with Democratic Values, and…
OPA Sept. 9 Monthly Meeting TONIGHT: This month’s meeting will be at the 2601 Main St. Library starting with food and mingling at 6:00pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Here is the Zoom link to join the meeting…
When a flier was circulated last month announcing the candidate’s forum sponsored by the city’s official Neighborhood Associations; there was an immediate outcry because of one small sentence that said that recordings would not be allowed.** For better or worse,…
This podcast was produced for Streetsblog L.A. Streetsblog California offers a similar breakdown of the status of safety legislation in this article. Just last week, the legislative session for the year ended in Sacramento meaning a batch of legislation was…
DocDrew’s Swish Welcome to the first issue of volume sixteen 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 Spring…
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and Community Members, Sadly, we have learned of another horrific school shooting, this time in Winder Georgia. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the families and staff of Apalachee High School. We understand that…
Speed on city streets after the changes shown on the map above: At this week’s City Council meeting, the Council voted unanimously to lower the speed limits on twenty nine streets totaling 31 miles (and raise the limit for 0.3…
The Safer Santa Monica Slate of Mayor Phil Brock, Councilmember Oscar de la Torre, and running mates Vivian Roknian and John Putnam may have just officially announced their slate last week, but the quartet is off and running. With just…
Police and Firefighter Unions Endorse Brock, de la Torre, Roknian and Lesley Santa Monica’s police and firefighter’s unions made a joint announcement and endorsement earlier today in the City Council race. The unions endorsed incumbents Phil Brock, Oscar de la…
For the first time since 2018, the country’s largest chain bookstore will be opening its doors on the 3rd Street Promenade tomorrow morning. Barnes and Noble ended a 22 year run on the Promenade after the owner doubled the rent.…
Image via Phil Brock/Instagram Over the weekend, Mayor Phil Brock announced the “Safer Santa Monica” slate of candidates for Santa Monica City Council. Brock will be joined by incumbent City Councilmember Oscar de la Torre and first-time candidates Vivian Roknian…
