June 29, 2026
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SMRR Issues Objection To Miramar’s Newspaper Ads:

Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) issued a statement this week, claiming it “strongly objects” to the Miramar Hotel’s highly misleading full-page advertisements in the City’s local papers that seeking to open “an interest list […]

Lyme Walk & Rally To Be Held At Palisades Park:

On the third weekend in May, more than 50 Lyme Disease Awareness Protests will take place in over 20 countries around the world, calling for governments to pay urgent attention to the serious threat posed […]

SMMUSD Launches Special Education Satisfaction Survey:

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) is asking parents to participate in a Special Education Satisfaction Survey launching on Monday, May 19. District leadership is seeking to measure stakeholder satisfaction with special education programs […]

Transformer Explosion Causes Apartment Fire:

A transformer at the Oceana Beach Club Hotel apparently exploded and caused at least four apartment buildings in the area to become damaged by fire. The blast and fire reportedly occurred just before 11 p.m. […]

Fire Destroys Apartment, Injures 1:

A woman suffered smoke inhalation in a fire in a Santa Monica apartment building caused by a transformer explosion, authorities said today. The transformer exploded in an alley by the 800 block of Second Street […]

In whimsical watercolor paintings

“No Side Effects” Art Exhibition Now Running:

Conceptual artist, author, and psychotherapist Michelle Fiordaliso playfully comments on the use of prescription medication in today’s world in her exhibit “No Side Effects” that opened Thursday at Semi Precious on Montana Avenue. Fiordaliso said […]