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New Legislation, Backed by Bike Safety Groups, Proposed to Regulate E-Motos/E-Bikes
Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-SD) has introduced Senate Bill 1167, legislation...
CalBike: Enforce Existing Laws, Don’t Create New Nuisance Ones
Earlier this week, Streetsblog reported on Assembly Bill 1942, also...
L.A. Seeks Input on Proposed Speed Camera Locations
The L.A. City Department of Transportation shared proposed locations for...
Rollout of New Housing-Near-Transit Law Encountering Confusion and Delay
The debate, amendments, passage, and signing of Senate Bill...
West LA Councilmembers Offer Different Responses to Deadly Streets After Crashes
Lead Photo: Memorial where a driver killed three crashing...
Zbur Legislation Would Increase “Local Control” in Coastal Regions for Cities with High Quality Transit
California lawmakers are advancing a bill that could reframe...
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OPA Update 3/4/26: OPA Happy Hour Tonight/Wednesday!
Our (that would be OPA's) first community happy hour...
Dr. Shelton’s Monthly Letter to the SMMUSD Community.
The following letter to the community is part of...
OPA Update 3/2/26: OPA Happy Hour Wednesday, March OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday, & Much More!
OPA Happy Hour THIS Wednesday @ Lula’s: Our first...
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Santa Monica Celebrates Women’s History Month
March arrives in Santa Monica with longer light, salt in the air, and banners quietly unfurling in honor of Women’s History Month — a...
OPA Update 2/26/26: City Could Move Some Homeless Services Outside the City, Arrests Reach Record-Breaking Pace, Frieze Art and Virginia Greens Festivals, & Other...
Santa Monica Could Move Some Homeless Services Outside the...
Council Asks for Improvements to Initial Recommendations to Improve Safety on Santa Monica Blvd.
Image: Sir Speedy after a car slammed into it...
Looking to Protest the Administration But Can’t Wait for No Kings? Indivisible Has a Weekly Protest on Thursdays
A local community action group is organizing a weekly...
Eyes on the Street: Removal of Colorado/Yale Crosswalk
Normally, "Eyes on the Street" is celebrating the installation...
Bergamot Comedy Festival Returns to Santa Monica, March 24–28
Laughter, learning and rising voices in stand-up come to...
Santa Monica College Designated a Black-Serving Institution
Image and story below provided by SMC.
Santa Monica College...
OPA Update 2/23/26: Superbloom Collective Joins OPA, Church in Ocean Park Vandalized, IKEA Heads to Culver City, & Things To Do This Week
Superbloom Collective for Joining OPA as a "Gold Business...
“Water is Life” Workshop Focuses on Santa Monica Watershed, This Wednesday
The Santa Monica Great Park Coalition is partnering with...