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Finding the “There” at Santa Monica’s 17th Street Expo Station

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Step off the Metro train at the 17th Street/SMC stop in Santa Monica and you’re greeted by an uninviting industrial scene dominated by a large city maintenance yard. Memorial Park is off in the...

For a Great Workout, Without a Gym Membership, There’s the Memorial Park Fitness Room

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When Santa Monica’s Annenberg Community Beach House opened in 2009, among the many amenities offered to the public was a fitness center with a variety of exercise equipment. The thinking was that Annenberg visitors would...

Here’s the Questionnaire We’re Sending to the 10 Candidates for City Council

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Santa Monica Next has just sent out the following letter to every registered candidate for City Council. If you know someone running for office, please make sure they return this to us in the...

Get Ready to #VoteLocal: Santa Monica’s Local Races Take Shape

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While much of the nation is wringing its hands over who will become the next president of the United States, Santa Monica’s local races have begun taking shape and there are some very important...

Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters: No on L.U.V.E.

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The Los Angeles League of Conservation (LALCV) voters released a statement earlier this week urging Santa Monica voters to reject the Land Use Voter Empowerment (L.U.V.E.) initiative. LALCV argues the anti-growth initiative will both...

Venice Opens First Official Breeze Bike Share Hub

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Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin joined Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez early Monday morning to officially install the first of five Breeze Bike Share hubs in Venice. The new station, which is located at 5th...

Get A Peek at the Downtown Santa Monica of 2030

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Santa Monica city planners offered a glimpse into the future of the bayside city's thriving downtown Thursday. The new online tool lets visitors see which properties are likely to redevelop in the next 20 years and...

Legislative Update: GHG Targets, Cap & Trade, Transportation Special Session

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The post originally ran at Streetsblog California. The California legislature returned from its summer break last week and now has one month to finish all the business it started in this session. If it can. Pending issues...

Discussing Preservation and Change in Downtown Santa Monica

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What can the last 150 years of Santa Monica’s history teach us about the next 20? A lot, city officials hope. This Saturday at 10 a.m., the city will continue its series of workshops on...

Will California Legislature Make it Legal to Roll through Red Lights?

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This article was originally published on California Streetsblog on August 2, 2016. No, this is not about a bill to allow bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs, sorry. This is about a bill...

Big Blue Bus Announces Temporary Detours Downtown for Twilight Concert Series

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In order to make it easier to get to the Twilight Concert Series this summer without driving, the Big Blue Bus is making a few changes. The local transit agency will be rerouting several of...

Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share Nears 30,000 Active Users

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Eight months after Santa Monica launched the first public bike-share program in L.A. County, the system is working. According to a report delivered to the City Council Tuesday night, Breeze Bike Share is nearing 30,000...

Searching Through Downtown Santa Monica’s Past for a Glimpse of its Future

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The oldest building in Santa Monica sits in the heart of the city’s downtown. The squat and unassuming brick structure, sandwiched between a youth hostel and an Italian restaurant, doesn’t look like much. But more...

Belmar Apartments Afford Great Opportunities for Local Artist Michael Baroff

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For the last two years, local artist and long-time Santa Monica resident Michael Baroff has called his art studio home. The two-level loft in which Baroff has set up shop is one of 10 artists...

Santa Monica Moving Forward with “Creative Crosswalks” Pilot Project

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Walking in Downtown Santa Monica is about to get a little bit more fun. Santa Monica is moving forward with a “creative crosswalks” pilot program that could transform two intersections in Downtown Santa Monica into colorful...
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