News
Active Aging Pilot Aims to Help Seniors Navigate the City Without Their Cars to...
On Wednesday, the City of Santa Monica Active Aging Pilot Program will host a walking and bicycling safety class for seniors at Wise & Healthy at 1527 4th Street at 2 p.m. The Active...
Santa Monica’s Sea Dragon Takes Flight for St. Louis. Sea Dragon 2 Coming Soon.
Well wishers to one of the Santa Monica Pier's most famous attractions, the Sea Dragon, witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime and only-in-Santa-Monica moment when a helicopter dropped its wires, snagged the city's largest green scaly resident...
Promenade Comeback: New Places Open for Doughnuts, Iced Cream
This weekend, two new trendy chain places to get sweets will open on the Third Street Promenade: Duck Donuts and Mad Scientist Ice Cream (which actually did a ‘surprise’ soft opening yesterday) in the...
Podcasts
Send Us Your Questions for Ep. 3 of What’s Next for Our Guest, Rick...
Rick Cole will be the third guest on the What's Next podcast which will be broadcast later this month. Cole is currently the Chief Deputy Controller for the City of Los Angeles and has...
What’s Next Episode 2 : Kate Cagle
Welcome to the first episode of Santa Monica Next’s new podcast What’s Next hosted by Damien Newton. This week's episode features Spectrum News 1 anchor Kate Cagle, who is perhaps even better known to...
Send Us Your Questions for Ep. 2 of What’s Next for Our Guest, Kate...
We are excited to announce the second guest for the What's Next podcast, Spectrum News 1 Anchor/Host/Reporter Kate Cagle! Cagle has been a sensation the last several years as pretty much anyone with a...
Opinion
A Taco Stand on the Corner in Santa Monica Is a Great Place for...
In the 2016 presidential election, a Trump surrogate promised a taco truck on every corner if Hilary Clinton won. This is one of many reasons I supported Hilary. However, as with most policy positions,...
It’s Time for Santa Monica to Reject Santa Monica Pulse Polls
In its most recent article on a "Santa Monica Pulse" poll, Santa Monica Lookout writer Jorge Casuso wrote, "A monthly push poll of Santa Monica residents found the vast majority wants the City to...
School construction projects create a once-in-a-generation opportunity for safe streets improvements
Santa Monica City and school district have a rare opportunity to work together to make our City’s streets safer for children and families going to school. But they only have a few months to...
News wire
Kiwanis Charities of Santa Monica Donates $70,000 to Install New Scoreboards at Historic Belmar...
The following is a press release provided by the City of Santa Monica.
At its February 28. 2023 meeting, the Santa Monica City Council accepted a $70,000 donation from Kiwanis Charities of Santa Monica to...
Metro’s “Reimagining Public Safety” Proposal, First Step: Just Keep Paying Police and Sheriff
This week’s Metro board committee meetings marked the first in a series of big board decisions on the future of policing on the Metro system. Unfortunately, the current proposal is effectively a three-year...
SMC’s The Corsair Brings Home a Slew of National & Regional Awards
The Santa Monica College (SMC) student-run media outlet The Corsair and its staff brought home a total of 28 awards from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP), the California College Media Association (CCMA), and the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) at a combined mega conference...
Community News
Highlights & Video Clips from This Week’s OPA Monthly Meeting, Chez Tex on Main St....
Note: this newsletter was lightly edited to take some events out of the calendar that have already happened.
Highlights & Video Clips from This Week's OPA Monthly Meeting: SaMo Police Department: Officer Alpert shared vehicular / traffic safety...
Last Call! Tomorrow Is Our Relaunch Party, But RSVP’s Are Still Available!
Join us tomorrow, Saturday March 11, to celebrate the relaunch of Santa Monica Next, the progressive news source for coverage of the people, places, policies and events that will determine ‘What’s Next?’ for Santa...
OPA Newsletter: First In Person Monthly Meeting in Three Years on Monday and Weekend...
OPA is Having Our First In Person Monthly Meeting in 3 Years Monday Night! Here's a Preview of What to Expect:
FREE Salads & Donuts Courtesy of OPA & Waymo
6pm - 7pm: Waymo Learning Session: A Waymo...