Santa Monica to Host “Community Conversation” on Homelessness, Public Safety
Santa Monica City officials want to hear from the community at an upcoming meeting addressing public safety, the growing homelessness crisis, and community policing.
On Monday, December 11 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., public safety...
Santa Monica Doubletree Workers to Celebrate Winning Union Representation Tuesday
Workers from the Santa Monica Doubletree hotel will celebrate with activists, community leaders, and elected officials Tuesday at City Hall after voting to join the local the hospitality workers union, UNITE HERE Local 11.
The...
Up For Solving Santa Monica’s Affordable Housing Crisis on Valentine’s Day?
Santa Monica, like the rest of the region, is experiencing a historic housing crisis that is driving up prices and forcing working and middle-class families out of town. While Santa Monica requires about 30 percent of all new housing...
Thursday: InSight Mars Mission Deputy Principal Investigator to Speak at SMC
Via Press Release:
Dr. Suzanne Smrekar—Principal Scientist and Deputy Principal Investigator for NASA’s InSight mission to Mars—will give a lecture at Santa Monica College (SMC) on Thursday, May 31 at 11:15 a.m. in Art 214 on SMC’s main campus, located at 1900 Pico Blvd....
Panel Discussion: Women’s Health & Reproductive Rights at Santa Monica Public Library
Via city of Santa Monica press release.
Santa Monica Public Library presents a panel discussion on women’s health and reproductive rights on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library’s Martin Luther King, Jr....
Santa Monica Police Department Announces “Meet Your Neighbors” Challenge
The Santa Monica Police Department wants you to get to know your neighbors, and they are offering a prize to those who take the steps to do so.
"Through our daily interactions with the community...
FutureBuild 2016 to Feature Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti
Seleta Reynolds, Rick Cole, Eric Garcetti, and Frank Gehry are just some of those who will be speaking at ULI Los Angeles and VerdeXchange’s FutureBuild 2016 conference on Tuesday, January 26.
This year, FutureBuild 2016...
Santa Monica Announces Upcoming “New Mobility” Celebrations
Transportation is often a topic of conversation on the westside. People seem to love complaining about traffic as much as they hate sitting in it.
But now we will have something positive to look forward...
Coming Up: Council Considers Koolhaas Project, Join Us in Planning the Downtown of the...
Help plan the future of Downtown Santa Monica over food and drinks; the City Council takes up the proposed Plaza at Santa Monica project by renowned architect Rem Koolhaas’ design firm; Making Strides will...
Santa Monica to Celebrate Juneteenth at Virginia Avenue Park
Santa Monica will celebrate Juneteenth, the commemoration of the official end of slavery in the United States at the end of the Civil War, at Virginia Avenue Park on Saturday, June 17.
From 11 a.m....
Coming Up: Santa Monica Has Election Fever
Summer is over and election season is in full swing. Register to vote – or update your information – by October 20 if you plan on having your voice heard this election season.
It may...
Open Thread: Coast, Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Event
Santa Monica closed off two miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday for its first-ever open streets event, Coast.
The route started at the newly-opened Downtown Santa Monica Expo line station. From there to...
Open Thread: How Was Your COAST?
Yesterday, the city of Santa Monica hosted the third iteration of its popular Coast open streets festival. The car-free event opened about two miles of Santa Monica streets to walking, bicycling, and skating. The event...
There’s A Week Left to Get Your Tickets to Next’s Third Annual Cocktail Party...
Well, actually, a little bit more than a week since you can even get your tickets at the door on Saturday, September 9 from 4 to 7 p.m.
But you have to RSVP here to get the...
It’s Time to Gear Up! for Bike Month, Santa Monica
May is Bike Month and you can get ready starting on day one with Santa Monica's Gear Up! event this Sunday.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McKinley Elementary School, join the Santa Monica...