News from Santa Monica.
Last night was the L.A. Press Club’s Annual awards dinner. As usual, the Southern California Streets Initiative team (Streetsblog Los Angeles, Santa Monica Next, and LongBeachize) left the event with armfuls of first place plaques and second and third place…
Via press release: Today, the California State Assembly approved the 2018-2019 Budget, balanced and on-time for the eighth consecutive year. The $200 billion budget was finalized late last Friday after months of committee hearings and discussions. Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D…
Via Media Release: Santa Monica Commission to Take Action on Hotel Housekeeper Protection Policy Hotel housekeepers will speak to Santa Monica’s Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) tonight in support of legislation to protect them from sexual assault. WHO: Hotel housekeepers from Santa…
The Los Angeles Press Club released their list of finalists for their 2017 Los Angeles Press Club Awards. Former Santa Monica Next editor Jason Islas is a finalist in four categories for excellence in online journalism for his work at…
This morning, the City of Santa Monica and much of Los Angeles County celebrated Bike to Work Day. The annual celebration of bike commuting traditionally features “pit stops” with goodies for bike commuters. For some, the day is a highlight…
At long last, businesses on the iconic Santa Monica Pier are beginning to have green trash and recycling options as part of the pier’s “Green Pier” initiative outlined in the 2015 “Santa Monica Pier Access and Use Study” authored by…
Via press release from Santa Monica Spoke. May is Bike Month and Santa Monica is bustling with events all month celebrating biking as a fun, affordable form of healthy, active transportation for traversing Santa Monica. Mark your calendar for Bike to…
The Santa Monica Pier Corporation regularly sends out emails with news about the pier led by a personal letter by executive director Negin Singh. Yesterday’s email included an interesting tidbit about changes to the pier concert series. “Over the last…
Via SMFD: On Monday May 7th, 2018 at 12:33 p.m. Santa Monica Firefighters responded to the 1100 block of Ocean Avenue for a report of a person trapped mid-way down the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking the Pacific Coast Highway. Initial…
People for Bikes’ released its annual list of Bike Friendly Cities last week, and no surprise: the City of Santa Monica was near the top of the list. Santa Monica ranked #7 nationwide, #1 for any city in California and…
Via SMFD: On Wednesday April 18th, at 12:24 a.m. the Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) responded to the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Colorado Avenue for a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) that collided with the Expo Line Light Rail Train.…
Affordable Housing, Displacement, and Regional Housing Needs The elephant in the housing legislation room is S.B. 827, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco). This bill, which has sparked furious debate among housing and economic justice advocates since it was introduced…
Owners of the Santa Monica Fairmont Miramar hotel revealed revamped plans for an ambitious overhaul of the historic property Thursday. The new plans for the property at Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue would see a net increase of 11 hotel…
This article originally appeared on Streetsblog L.A. This morning in Echo Park, hundreds of people rallied to launch the “Everyone In” campaign to end homeless across L.A. County. The Everyone In campaign brings together a coalition including city, county, philanthropy, labor,…
Santa Monica released the results of this year’s annual city-wide homelessness count Tuesday, showing a continued increase in the number of people struggling with homelessness in the city for the second year in a row after nearly a decade of…
