Santa Monica Next https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html SMC Corsair, Journalism Students Earn 23 National and Statewide Awards & Honors Homepage Council Clarifies Its Direction for the Neighborhood Association Grant Program Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City Backs “A Lot of Housing at the Airport” Ballot Measure Santa Monica Shares Transportation Expertise with Kyiv as Ukraine Looks Towards Rebuilding SMMUSD Financial Oversight Committee Looking For Volunteers and Student Representatives OPA Update 3/26/26: Realignment Plan Drops Serious Crime by 12.5%, City Approves Entertainment Zone for Main St. Events, No Kings Rally, & Other Things To Do This Weekend Streetsblog Visits Colorado, Broadway and Other Westside Bike Improvements Wellness & Waves Returns to the Santa Monica Pier SMC Barrett Gallery Offers Free Guided Tours of “Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta” Exhibition April 9 & April 11 City Announces Winners of Sustainable Quality Awards OPA Update 4/2/26: Tree Trimming, Pressure Washing and Street Cleaning to Expand to Main St., Rent Control Board Annual Report, Easter Weekend, & Other Things To Do This Weekend Rent Control Board Releases 2025 Annual Report Eyes on the Street: Protected Bikeway Sprouting Up on Colorado Avenue OPA Update 3/30/26: City’s Sit-Lie Prohibition Expands to Main St., Maverick Helicopters Launches SaMo Flight Operations, & Things To Do This Week CM Dan Hall Explains Santa Monica’s Financial Report Card Council Recap: City Launches Economic Revitalization Strategy Kool Happenings: Imperial Madness “No Kings” Protest Planned for Santa Monica This Weekend; City Issues Safety Guidance Thousands Gather at Palisades Park to Rally for No Kings On No Kings Day, Ferris Wheel Will Go Dark for “Biggest Hour for Earth” in the Evening Santa Monica Approves Slate of “Business-Friendly Initiatives” Kool Happenings: The Fisher King John Adams Middle School Named 2026 California Distinguished School City Touts Success of Realignment Plan on Safety, Infrastructure. Calls for Renewed Economic Focus Why Santa Monica Needs More “Agile” Streets BBB Reminder: Service Changes on April 5th OPA Update 3/23/26: Major Update for the Victorian, Eater LA’s Best Santa Monica Restaurants List Includes Multiple Main St. Spots, & Things To Do This Week New Proposals for City World Cup/Olympics Events Shows 2023-2024 Council Got it Right by Rejecting Beach Volleyball Fake News KO’s Allen’s SB 549…At Least for 2025 Santa Monica College to Hold Holiday Glass Sales Fundraisers Dec. 7 & Dec. 13 OPA Update 12/1/25: OPA Holiday Party & Miracle on Main St. THIS Sunday, New City Law Requires Owners to Register Vacant Properties, & Street Seen Update on Main St. Businesses Pier Hosts First-Ever Drive-In Movie Night Featuring ‘Grease’ On January 15 Santa Monica Could Use This One Trick to Increase Density Near Transit Stops OPA Update 3/2/26: OPA Happy Hour Wednesday, March OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday, & Much More! SMC Symphony Orchestra Performs March 28: Evening of Music Features Program with Something for Everyone Santa Monica College to Stage “Noises Off” March 27-April 5 Santa Monica Airport Park Planning Gets Funding Boost Help Send All Samohi Students to Prom Dumbing Down the Military and Owning the Press All Roads Still Lead to Santa Monica: Route 66 Launches New Starting Point at Navy Pier in Chicago Community Mapping creates guiding principles for Santa Monica Public Library’s future OPA Update 3/20/26: Pier Locals’ Night Celebrates Hip-Hop, The Venice Love Fest, & Other Things To Do This Weekend Pacifica Christian Soccer Season Ends with Division Championship, Win in State Tournament OPA Update 3/16/26: Airport Conversion Project Moves into Next Phase, City Appoints Heidi Von Tongeln City Attorney & Things To Do This Week Supes Approve Bi-Partisan Motion to Reform Mental Health in County’s Homeless Response Westside Cities Advance Bus Lane Plan Ahead of 2028 Olympics Chi: Santa Monica Set to Become First Jurisdiction to Launch Automated Bike Lane Enforcement Santa Monica Selects Jay Baldwin as Poet Laureate Buffy Wicks Pushes Legislation to Cut Red Tape for Transformational Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects