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The Little Engine That Could (Crash) and the Toxic Trickle Down Effect

We've all seen the movie.  The multi-car train runs...

Learn About the History of Muscle Beach at Pier 360

Via the Santa Monica Conservancy...Discover the legendary history of...

OPA Update 6/26/25: 4th of July Parade Updates, Ocean Park Summer Picnic Series Kicks Off Tonight, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

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City Council Adopts 2025-2027 Biennial Budget and 2025-2026 Capital Improvements Budget

Facing revenue challenges due to an uncertain national outlook...

Riel Politics, Part 5: When You Have A Process, Trust It

This piece originally ran on Frank Gruber's blog, The Healthy City Local.My intention a month ago when I wrote my fourth installment of “Riel Politics,”...

Riel Politics, Part 2: Free Speech and Politicians

Last week I ended my chronology of the firing of Elizabeth Riel by concluding, “there is no evidence from the record that Gould...

How Engaged Are You, Santa Monica?

A year ago this month, the Santa Monica City Council approved a community civic engagement strategy, which is an issue near and dear to us...

Sustainability “Writ Large” in the Spotlight at Santa Monica Talks Events

Did you know that in the last 13 years, the number of people biking in Santa Monica increased 356 percent? Or that in the...

Coming Up: Bike Share, “Drop Everything,” and Santa Monica Talks

We are taking a couple of days off in observance of Veterans Day, but not before we give you a quick run down of...

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Learn About the History of Muscle Beach at Pier 360

Via the Santa Monica Conservancy...Discover the legendary history of...

City Council Adopts 2025-2027 Biennial Budget and 2025-2026 Capital Improvements Budget

Facing revenue challenges due to an uncertain national outlook...

Gruber: Converting Santa Monica Airport Into a Park, Time to Talk about Time

This article first appears at the Healthy City Local.In...