Morgan McDougal was the winner of a new Xbox 360 at a drawing held at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica as part of the “Safety is no game. Is your family set?” campaign stop. photo by Jin Chon
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1725 Broadway, Santa Monica - The 18th Street Cafe. Photo Credit: Google Earth.
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There is a building on Broadway, at the alley between 17th and 18th Streets, that many of us have driven past dozens of times without a second glance. That was the point. For roughly a […]
Front Page of LA Jazz Festival’s Website. Image Credit: LA Jazz Festival.
Major permitting hurdles force sudden shutdown of inaugural LA Jazz Festival
Organizers pull the plug on 175 Southland concerts and push the star-studded debut to 202. By Sarah Lin Financial strain stemming from unexpected municipal permitting fees and public safety expenses forced the complete cancellation of […]
LAHSA reported an estimated 73,040 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, a 1.2% increase from 2025, while Venice and Santa Monica reported declines
Homelessness Reportedly Falls in LA’s Westside as Regional Count Shows Little Change
LAHSA said fewer subsidies created a bottleneck in the rehousing system, reducing the number of people moving from interim housing into permanent homes and limiting available shelter beds. Homelessness declined in Los Angeles’s Westside (City […]
Google Street View. The arcade largely remains along Windward Avenue, such as in buildings that house Gran Blanco, Venice Beach Mart and Cafe Collage
Belles Beach House Plans to Grow Two Stories, Restoring Historic Venice Architecture
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YES S.M. HAS UNSHELTERED FOLKS & RUNAWAY DEVELOPMENT, BUT – AIN’T THIS COOL?!
Curious City 07/31/26: (MOST OF) OUR CITY COUNCIL MUST GO
By Charles Andrews I’D RATHER TALK MUSIC THAN POLITICS ANY DAY Bob Marley wrote, “When the music hits you, you feel no pain.” So let’s keep that truth ever in our hearts, because the politics […]
The approval follows 14 community meetings held between April and July
Santa Monica Approves City-Run Homelessness System
It comes days after the 2026 Point-in-Time Count showed unsheltered homelessness in Santa Monica down 18.7% and the overall count down 11.6% to 718 people. By Sarah Lin The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday […]
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