Bike registration that works: online, powerful, free. Want to help protect your bike against theft? You can register your bike – free, right now – with BikeIndex.org by filling out the form below. If you are here to register a stolen bike,…
Big Bird GIF from Bigbird GIFs Astute readers may have noticed a very small, almost insignificant change. the last couple of days. Jason Islas, who has been the editor at Santa Monica Next for just over four years has stepped…
Twice a year, once in the summer and once at the end of the year, Santa Monica Next reaches out to you, our readers, to ask you to donate funds to help us continue to publish and expand the work…
We have big plans for Santa Monica Next in 2017. But to make those plans happen, we need your help today. For more than three years, Santa Monica Next has been a loud and clear voice for safe streets, progressive urban…
David Cline, 24, of Santa Monica was identified Sunday as one of the victims killed in a fire that broke out at a concert in a warehouse in Oakland Friday night. The fire, which has claimed the lives of at…
Barring any breaking news, Santa Monica Next is taking the day off to with a Happy New Years to all those celebrating today.
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to give voters an idea of the candidates personality, others on their positions. So far, six candidates…
Sigh. In 2014 I learned how rough and tumble politics can be in Santa Monica. Under Jason Islas’ leadership, we ran a successful Vote Local campaign and brought important and daily coverage to Santa Monica during a crucial election. However,…
Santa Monica is not the first city to have colored in their crosswalks. Long Beach and West Hollywood are just two local examples of cities that beat them to the street. However, the Santa Monica’s newest “Creative Crosswalks” may be the most…
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to give voters an idea of the candidates personality, others on their positions. So far, six candidates…
After extensive community input, Santa Monica officials have decided to scuttle plans to transform the 287-acre municipal airport into a park, instead opting to replace the century-old airfield with a “decorative” parking lot. “As the city works to shut down…
Our sister site Streetsblog Los Angeles has coverage of yesterday’s press event celebrating the Metro Expo Line nearing completion. Expo Phase II construction is over 90 percent completed, and, if all goes as planned, passenger service should arrive in Santa…
Earlier this week, we ran an editorial by Assemblymember Richard Bloom with other Westside elected officials calling on Metro to “delay its decision” on a 1,000-bike bike-share system slated to open in downtown Los Angeles in early 2016. Metro has the bike-share contract…
The Santa Monica Daily Press reported Tuesday about language in the zoning ordinance update that would allow for up to two medical marijuana dispensaries in Santa Monica. What do you think? [yop_poll id=”7″]
Photos are circulating on Facebook and Ipernity of an Expo Line test train reaching the City of Santa Monica this morning. It is the first time in many, many years that trains have passed down these tracks. Passenger trains last used…
