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Rent Board Has Approves Highest Rental Increase In 40 Years: Santa Monica Beat – June 20th, 2022
P-22 Ain’t the Only Cat in Town
An uncollared mountain lion lives in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife (CLAW) has released three...
Westside Ice Cream Shop Launching Ice Cream Perfumes
Salt & Straw will release three new ice cream perfumes on July 17 By Dolores Quintana Tyler Malek, who is...
Tavern on Main Reopens!
Soft opening hours in place until July 8 By Dolores Quintana Tavern on Main, formerly Rick’s Tavern on Main, has...
New Beach Wheelchair Rental Program At Heal The Bay Aquarium
Heal the Bay Aquarium in collaboration with The Coastal Conservancy has a new FREE beach wheelchair rental program. Learn all...
Santa Monica Pier Among Most Polluted Beaches in California
According to Heal the Bay’s annual beach report card, Santa Monica Pier is one of the most polluted beaches in...
Newsom Signs Sen. Ben Allen’s Pollution Bill That Places Recycling Costs on Producers Rather Than Municipalities
Senate Bill 54 calls on the producers of specific materials to form a Producer Responsibility Organization By Sam Catanzaro California...
LA City Council Approves Emblem Program to Identify Legal Cannabis Business
Placards will serve as notice to the public and enforcement agencies that the business is licensed Last week, Los Angeles...
VP Kamala Harris Visits Santa Monica Fire Station
Vice President and husband Doug Emhoff stop by Santa Monica Fire Station #2 on Monday By Sam Catanzaro Vice President...
City Council Approves Permanent Parklet Program For Local Businesses: Santa Monica Beat – July 4th, 2022
Local news and culture in under 5 minutes.* Sony Calls For ‘respect’ After Gaming Developers Receive Online Bullying * City Council...
Landscaping 50 Percent Complete for George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon
Officials provide update for park under construction By Dolores Quintana A recent update from the City of Los Angeles’ Department...
John McEnroe and Patty Smyth Sell Malibu Home for $29 Million
Malibu Colony home sold to unknown buyer in private sale By Dolores Quintana John McEnroe, a retired former tennis star,...
SMa.r.t. Column: A Tale of Two Cities
The City of Santa Monica is surrounded on three sides by the City of Los Angeles. Therefore, while the jurisdictions...
Santa Monica City Council Approves Ballot Measure That Would Increase Hotel Bed Tax
Santa Monica’s bed tax has been raised since 2004 By Dolores Quintana In a vote on June 28, the Santa...
PETA Attempts to Stop the Beach Club From Holding Annual Fireworks Display
Parking lot where display is held is on City of LA land, not Santa Monica, allowing Club to obtain permit...
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Prepares for SMASH/Muir Campus Mold Removal
Exact costs for repairs still unknown By Dolores Quintana and Sam Catanzaro It is unknown exactly how much the total...
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