News from Santa Monica.
Tonight is the “National Night Out” an evening where police departments around the country host a party in their community to give residents a chance to meet and interact with officers in a low stress way. The Santa Monica Police…
Construction has begin on improved crossings on Hollister Street at 4th, 5th, and 6th streets to make it safer and easier for students who walk to school at John Muir Elementary School and Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH). The…
Photo: Jason Mastbaum The “Santa Methica ” sign series on the Promenade property owned by gadfly John Alle was updated last week with the fourth sign in the series. This sign features the heads of Santa Monica City Manager David…
Earlier today, the three candidates for City Council who swept a surprise victory four years ago under the banner of the Change Slate “pulled papers” to collect signatures to make the fall ballot. Mayor Phil Brock along with Councilmembers Oscar…
The United Democrats Slate of Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell and Natalya Zernitskaya have earned another pair of endorsements from the Sierra Club of Los Angeles County and the Westside Young Democrats. “The Sierra Club is pleased to endorse…
The following is a submission from th City of Santa Monica. Image: NH567 The Santa Monica Farmers Markets will join markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week from Aug. 4-10. The week will kick off with a celebration at the Sunday Main Street Market on…
At last night’s City Council meeting, the Council made the first step to make its “Scooter Program” permanent and begin the process of bringing a third operator into the city or even a bike share provider. Santa Moncia has not…
Santa Monica Mayor Brock held a Town Hall meeting last Wednesday. If you didn’t hear about it, that may be because it was called only 49 hours in advance of the meeting, the location changed, and the venue prohibited attendees…
Image caption: A close-up photograph of heating blown glass to a working temperature — over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit — will be on display as part of “Still Blowin’ – 42 Years of Glass at SMC. Photo: Terri Bromberg The Santa Monica…
The following submission is from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) and the City of Malibu entered into a mediation process in 2022 in the hope of achieving a fair and equitable unification,…
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Today is July 15th, the day that candidates for City Council, Rent Control Board, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board and Santa Monica College Board can “pull papers” and officially announce their plans to run for office. With papers in-hand,…
At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, the Council voted unanimously to move forward with creating a “Santa Monica Bitcoin Office” with the help of non-profit Proof of Workforce headed by former Santa Monica firefighter’s union president Dominick Bei. The motion…
City Council Punts on Passing Ethics Rules for Itself Until After Election. Ponders Possibly Creating Ethics for Future Councils. Last night’s City Council meeting dissolved into a bizarre spectacle as the Council voted not to move on ethics rules proposed…
Tonight, the Santa Monica City Council (Agenda, Item 11a) is widely expected to approve the changes to Big Blue Bus (BBB) routes recommended by staff as part of the “Brighter Blue” initiatives. Most of the proposed changes are proving uncontroversial,…
