With Expo Phase II expected to begin carrying passengers between Downtown L.A. and Downtown Santa Monica in the first quarter of 2016, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus is considering some major changes to its service. Later this month, BBB…
Big Blue Bus officials announced Wednesday that they would add seating and shading to some of the 40 new stops the agency recently installed as part of its $7 million overhaul of Santa Monica’s 300 bus stops. The announcement comes…
We hope you enjoyed your long weekend because it is time to jump right into all that’s coming up this week. The Santa Monica City Council will make two major decisions Tuesday that will impact the future of the…
It is a short week this week, but there is still plenty to do. This week, help support Santa Monica in the National Bike Challenge by logging your bike miles and enjoying drinks with fellow riders, celebrate July 4 on…
A proposal by Santa Monica City Councilmembers Kevin McKeown and Tony Vazquez to put an anti-height ballot measure before voters in November fell flat early Wednesday morning after McKeown was unable to get another council member to second his motion.…
Traveling between LAX and Santa Monica without a car is about to get a whole lot easier. LAX officials announced last week that starting July 15, the FlyAway bus will begin shuttling passengers directly between the Santa Monica Civic Center…
Bob’s Market is a local neighborhood grocery store in the heart of Santa Monica’s Ocean Park neighborhood. It sits at the corner of 17th Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, across the street from John Adams Middle School and only a…
Much noise has been made around urban planning in Santa Monica in recent months. A growing regional population, a burgeoning public transit system, increasing demand for shared streets, and an overall change in how we think about urban spaces have all…
While debates over a proposed major development and the bungled hiring and firing of a public relations director rage on, the City Council also quietly made a step towards becoming a more progressive city. The Council voted unanimously, and with…
The new 12-story mixed-use project by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas’ firm, OMA, proposed for a prime piece of 2.5-acre City-owned land in Downtown Santa Monica got an extra bump from the regional hospitality workers’ union Monday. UNITE HERE Local 11,…
Santa Monica’s New City Center At its Tuesday meeting, the City Council will make an important decision about a major project that will transform Downtown Santa Monica for decades to come. The Plaza at Santa Monica, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning…
Follow our “Council Alert” series for updates on important upcoming City Council decisions and how you can make sure your voice is heard on issues that matter to you. – Jason A New City Center Last month, Santa Monica residents…
People living in Santa Monica enjoy quite a lot of amenities for a city its size. Santa Monica, home to about 90,000 people, has its own police force and fire department. Within its eight square miles, Santa Monica has five…
On Memorial Day, Santa Monica Next Advisory Boardmember (and newly-appointed Santa Monica Housing Commissioner) Carter Rubin took a tour of the construction happening along Phase II of the Metro Expo Line. Fortunately for us, he chronicled his adventure on Twitter, complete…
After several years of recovery, the ocean immediately around Santa Monica Pier is back on Heal the Bay’s 10 most polluted beaches in California, joining two others in L.A. County. The nonprofit, which gives the beaches in California letter grades based…
