December 22, 2025
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A plane takes off from Santa Monica Airport. A test flight-pattern change that redirected single-engine planes over residential areas ended on June 8.

Another Pollution Study at Santa Monica Airport:

The four-day closure of Santa Monica Airport for runway repairs allowed officials the opportunity for air quality testing during the temporary reprieve for neighboring communities. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) left the […]

The City of Santa Monica is promoting a city-wide garage sale day.

First City-wide Yard Sale:

Santa Monica’s Resource Recovery and Recycling (RRR) Division is planning the city’s first ever citywide yard sale for October 23. It will be happening in the front yards of Santa Monica residents’ homes – and […]

SMO Study Finds Noise Impact Minor:

The contentious Santa Monica Airport (SMO) six-month flight path test that sent planes over Santa Monica homes did not greatly impact noise, according to a recent city-funded study. The noise analysis studied the FAA administered […]

Concept Station Rendering C (with an alternative park design) for the Downtown Exposition light rail station on 4th Street and Colorado. The view from northwest looking to southeast.

Planning Gets Detailed on LUCE:

The Santa Monica Planning Commission discussed further options and ways to implement the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), the City’s direction and policies for the future of the City of Santa Monica on Wednesday, […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

The Impact Of The Pills Was Painful On Thursday, September 30 at 9:05 a.m., officers of the Santa Monica Police Department headed to the 700 block of Pacific Coast Highway regarding a traffic collision. When […]

This Week:

LAST CHANCE The Haunting of Hill House, play by F. Andrew Leslie based on Shirley Jackson’s novel, through October 10, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $14-$18, Theatre Palisades Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Dr., […]

Exhibits:

Phoebe Beasley, retrospective, through November 6, M. Hanks Gallery, 3008 Main St., 310.392.8820. Combustione: Alberto Burri and America, plus Italian Artists’ Books (in the Project Room), through December 18, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot […]

Theater:

Dracula, the original vampire, dramatization of Bram Stoker’s novel by Hamilton Dean and John L. Balderston, through October 16, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $16-$18, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave, Westchester, 310.645.5156. The Further […]

Star Gazing

Star Gazing:

RAVEN NIGHTWOOD MIRROR ASTROLOGER ARIES If you’re reading this column you must be superstitious. This week you may be afraid to step on a crack. This may be unfounded because luck goes both ways and […]