July 21, 2026
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Carol Kaye Bass Clinic April 18, 7:30 p.m., Free McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Boulevard, 310.828.4497 Born into a family of musicians, Carol Kaye has been playing and teaching guitar since 1949. As a jazz guitarist, she […]

Algalita Marine Research Studies Marine Plastics:

When we met on the patio behind a Santa Monica coffeehouse, local resident Anna Cummins, Education Advisor for Algalita Marine Research Foundation, pulled a jar from out of her bag. Floating in the sample of […]

What is “Sustainability”?:

The oft-bandied term “sustainability” means the conduct of business (and life) in such a way that future generations will not be left with fewer resources than we enjoy today. Although the word has come into […]

Alert: Police Blotter: Santa Monica:

Santa Monica police are seeking assistance in identifying property that may have been stolen in recent residential burglaries. On Wednesday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of a burglary in progress […]

My Imaginary Car:

I have a question for you: Why can’t children design their own cars? Look what I have to offer and I am just 9 years old. I dream of a limousine and when you get […]

Electric Car Decision: GUV Again Favors Big Business:

Shock and indignation from many sides greeted a late-March decision by the California Air Resources Board to scale back drastically its longstanding zero emission vehicle (ZEV) demand on the world’s leading auto manufacturers. Rather than […]

Green Ink and Green Ham:

When Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham he meant to pull children into a realm of beginning reading and love for words, not to point them down a road of environmental alternatives. Still, we […]

Letters to the Editor:

Last May the Santa Monica City Council told the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District: If you want an additional $530,000 from the city, stop forcing parents to sign secret deals for their children to receive […]

Being Green Has Never Been So Much Fun:

A festive party filled a studio at the Santa Monica Museum of Art recently, as participants danced and decorated reusable canvas shopping bags with paint, stencils, and imagination. The event coincided with our City Council’s […]