News
Santa Monica Wins National Award for Active Aging Pilot Program
The American Planning Association announced the winners of the 11th Annual Awards for Excellence in Sustainability at the 2024 National Planning Conference in Minneapolis. The City of Santa Monica took home the “Quality of...
Davis, Torosis and Zwick Write to CEO About Harassment at Hampton Inn As Strikes...
Last week, strikes resumed at a pair of Santa Monica hotels as Southern California elected leaders wrote the new Craig Smith, the Chief Executive Officer Aimbridge Hospitality which operates several hotels in Southern California...
Council Approves Plan for 120 Affordable Housing Units at Former Site of City-Owned Parking...
On Tuesday, the Santa Monica City Council approved a design concept for a project that would bring 120 affordable apartments, 50 of which would include supportive services, at a city owned project at 1318...
Podcasts
How Many People Does Car Culture Kill, Exactly?
Sustainable transportation advocates know all the stats about how many people die in car crashes on global roads every year. But what about all the deaths and injuries that car culture causes — not to mention...
Who’s Next Episode 1: Previewing the March 5 Primary
Welcome to our new podcast series, Who’s Next, where we talk to youth leaders in Santa Monica about the issues that are most important to them. With California’s primary election next Tuesday, I had...
What’s Next Special Edition with Caltrans’ Whistleblower Jeanie Ward-Waller
Jeanie Ward-Waller may not be a household name in California, but until recently she may have had the most important job in the state as far as Streetsblog readers are concerned. Ward-Waller served as...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: Traffic Engineers Must Put Safety Over Driver Throughput
This article first appeared at Streetsblog San Francisco.
Isabella Chu is Associate Director of the Data Core at the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences. Her research interests are the impact of housing and transportation...
Video: Watch the damage the I-10 did to LA and Santa Monica’s Communities
Back in November, when a fire under the I-10 in Los Angeles caused the shutdown of a portion of the freeway; the YouTube channel Segregation by Design published a video that illustrates the destruction...
Editorial: Make More Cities Safe on the PCH
In his last constituent newsletter, Councilmember Jesse Zwick urged readers to contact State Senator Ben Allen and ask that he include Santa Monica in legislation that will authorize a speed camera pilot program in...
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Sustainable & Connected: Big Blue Bus announces public hearings for proposed five year service...
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 11, 2024) – The city of Santa Monica will host two public hearings in April to discuss...
Supes Act to Accelerate Renewable Energy Projects
The following is a press release from Supervisor Lindsey Horvath
Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted Board Chair Lindsey P. Horvath's motion to accelerate renewable energy development throughout Los Angeles County as...
Early Committee Approval in State Senate for a Few Bike Bills
The Senate Transportation Committee met today and passed a number of bills, including some related to e-bikes, bike infrastructure, and charging bike riders and pedestrians tolls on bridges.
E-Bikes
A.B. 1774, from Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport...
Community News
City of Malibu and SMMUSD Announce Milestone in School Separation Efforts with Tentative Agreement...
The following is a press release from both the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and City of Malibu.
The City of Malibu and the Santa Monica-Malibu School District (SMMUSD) are pleased to announce a significant...
OPA Update 4/15/24: Ocean Park Branch Library Open House THIS Wednesday, OPA Happy Hour...
OPA Happy Hour NEXT Thursday: Our Spring community happy hour is NEXT Thursday (4/25) from 4:00 - 6:00pm @ Jameson's Irish Pub patio (2702 Main St.). Come enjoy FREE appetizers and GREAT company. See...
OPA Update 4/11/24: OPA April Monthly Meeting Recap, 626 Night Market Pop-Up Returns &...
OPA April Monthly Meeting Recap: Here are the highlights:
Patrick Cheng from Office of Emergency Management briefed us on the role and goals of OEM and gave some emergency preparation tips. Click here to view...
