Santa Monica Teen Identified as Body Discovered in Long Beach Along L.A. River
According to media and police reports, 17-year-old Santa Monica local Leslie Hernandez was found dead in Long Beach early last Thursday morning.
Authorities discovered her body after receiving a call around 1:30 a.m. on April...
Applications Open Today for County Rent Relief Program
The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) began accepting applications for the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program earlier this morning and will continue accepting them through January 12 at...
Read This Interview with Film Maker Tom Huang Before Seeing Dealing with Dad at...
Earlier today, I had a chance to sit down with Tom Huang, the filmmaker behind Dealing with Dad, which will be screening at Laemmle Monica Film Center (schedule) from May 19 through May 25....
Breeze Bike-share Extends System Test Period, Still On Schedule for November Launch
Due to popular demand, CycleHop, the company running Santa Monica's Breeze bike-share program, will extend the testing period past the October 1 date it was originally scheduled to end.
Breeze, which is on track to...
Murder Charges Filed in Killing of Juan Sebastian Castillo
Via SMPD Press Release :
On February 26, 2017 at about 5:08 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to the 1300 block of 16th Street regarding Juan Sebastian Castillo, 18 years old from...
WaiveCar, Free Car-Share Program Tested in Santa Monica, Plans Expansion Throughout Los Angeles
Last January, WaiveCar launched in Venice and Santa Monica, but now the company has plans to allow licensed drivers access to "free cars" throughout Los Angeles.
The free car-sharing company put twenty vehicles on the...
City Hall: Traffic Safety Is a Top Priority
The following is the entire response from the city of Santa Monica to a series of questions asked by Santa Monica Next editor Jason Islas following a series of fatal crashes in Santa Monica. The questions...
Sí se puede. Unite Here! Celebrates Agreement with Fairmont Miramar.
Unite Here! Local 11 and the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows that would end a contentious six month strike that had captured regional and even national attention. Fairmont Miramar becomes the second hotel in...
Support Santa Monica Next Now to Make Us Strong in 2018
For more than four years, Santa Monica Next has been a loud and clear voice for safe streets, progressive urban design, and a balanced approach to increasing our city’s housing stock. Twice a year, we reach out...
Santa Monica’s Main Street Up for National Recognition
Main Street in Santa Monica is arguably one of the most walkable, bikeable parts of the city. It's lined with local, community-serving businesses; it has vivid, green bike lanes; and soon, it will be...
Impact Journalism: Jason Islas Has Become a Source for Mainstream News
One of the goals of an "Impact Journalism" website is to establish the editor as a a reputable source for legacy, or mainstream, media outlets with larger audiences. Over the past year and a...
Santa Monica City Council Pushes for Dedicated Funding, Staff for Safer Streets
The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday night unanimously supported a motion calling for staff to bring back some options for a dedicated Vision Zero staff person and program-specific funding for safer streets in the...
Planning Commission Recommends Moving Forward with Plaza at Santa Monica Project
Though it is still very early in the process, the Planning Commission Wednesday recommended moving forward with negotiations for the Plaza at Santa Monica project, slated for city-owned land in the heart of Downtown.
While...
VOTE LOCAL Q AND A – Vision Zero
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to give voters an idea of the candidates personality, others on...
Streetsblog Los Angeles Reviews Community Corp and the State of Affordable Housing in Los...
Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's report showed the dramatic rise in the number of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles City and County. There is no shortage of pundits assigning blame for...
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