August 1, 2026
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a taxicab ventures back up the Santa Monica Pier incline to look for costumers along Ocean Avenue or Downtown Santa Monica on Jan. 5

Taxicab Companies Vie for City Business:

After restricting almost half of the operating taxis in Santa Monica, new restrictions and possible allowances will be debated before the City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at City Hall. The Council will have the […]

Malibu resident Suzanne Polo works with Abundant Harvest Organics to bring a twist on the farmer's market with local and organic produce delivered in Santa Monica and Malibu.

Buying Local, Organic Goes Mobile:

Farmer’s markets and direct from farm services have blossomed with the growing popularity of buying local and sustainable produce. To the dismay of many, buying healthy and organic turned out to be extremely expensive to […]

Downtown Santa Monica as seen looking northwest atop Parking Structure No. 5.

Bayside Plots New Downtown Santa Monica Image:

City staff and advisers plan to improve downtown Santa Monica’s image in a continued economic downturn, while businesses are still calculating how to lure customers during the crucial holiday season. The downtown management company Bayside […]

Poll inspector David Mayhan assists voters at a polling station at a private home

School Board President Voted Out:

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board President Barry Snell was not among the top four candidates in Tuesday’s election as voters instead gave newcomer Nimish Patel – who amassed the most fundraising cash – a […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Venice Boardwalk Can’t Be Bored-Walk:

People, we have a funk shortage. We lost some on Abbott-Kinney, where the funk got squeezed out and in its place we got Japanese ice cream shops and simulated hip clothing boutiques with $65 tank […]

Afghan and Pakistan Relations: An Absurdist Play:

How many readers feel the outrage I do when I read the headlines – “Pakistan: Clinton Unveils Details of $2 Billion Military Aid Package” and “Afghanistan: Taliban Attack NATO Fuel Convoy, Killing Three” – of […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Brown’s Win and What it Means:

Cynics derided him as Gov. Moonbeam, reviving the tag applied in 1977 by the late Chicago columnist Mike Royko, who later apologized for it. They said he was too old at 72 to become governor […]