Opinion

Kool Happenings : The Perfect Metaphor

Opinion Sheila Kuehl - October 30, 2025

Statements on the Civic from Councilmembers Hall and Torosis

Opinion S.M. Next - October 16, 2025

Kool Happenings Is Going on Hiatus – See You in November

Opinion Sheila Kuehl - October 2, 2025

Santa Monica’s Biggest Pro-Housing Policy is on the Chopping Block

News Matias Fuchs-Lynch and Zennon Ulyate-Crow - September 29, 2025

Streetsblog California/Santa Monica Next Endorsement: Yes on Prop 50

Opinion Damien Newton - September 26, 2025

Kool Happenings: The Madman Theory

Opinion Sheila Kuehl - September 25, 2025

Kool Happenings : Cancel Culture’s New Fans

Opinion Sheila Kuehl - September 19, 2025

Kool Happenings: Chi-POPE-alypse Now–A Fantasy

community news Sheila Kuehl - September 15, 2025

How to Create a Housing Shortage: A guide for policy makers who like their rents high

Opinion Sam Shapiro-Kline - September 8, 2025

Kool Happenings: The Great Brain Robbery

Opinion Sheila Kuehl - September 5, 2025

Mask-Off for the MAGA Santa Monica Coalition

News Damien Newton - September 2, 2025

Gruber: Your Legacy Here

Opinion Frank Gruber - September 2, 2025

Top 5 This Week

Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica Whole Foods 365 Aiming for Summer Opening

Healthy City Jason Islas - April 14, 2017

Santa Monica’s Main Street on Track to Get Parklets This July

Living in Santa Monica Jason Islas - March 28, 2017

Santa Monica Arts Commissioner Calls for End to Popular Summer Pier Concerts

News Jason Islas - January 9, 2017

BREAKING: Santa Monica Reaches Agreement with FAA to Close Airport by 2028

News Wire S.M. Next - January 28, 2017

Santa Monica Officials Reveal Aggressively Slow-Growth Downtown Community Plan

Housing Jason Islas - April 14, 2017

Zwick: Leading with Integrity

OpEd: Santa Monica’s New Council is Delivering a Safe, Affordable City

Kool Happenings: The Kingdom Was Lost

Santa Monica Democratic Club Executive Board Statement on the Passage of the Santa Monica Renaissance Plan