Santa Monica’s city council approved putting a one-half cent transaction and use tax measure on the November election ballot at its July 13 meeting. Although the estimated $12 million in annual revenue from the tax […]

The City of Santa Monica will begin a community engagement process later this month in order to obtain community input on how two new parks in the Civic Center should be designed. One of those […]

In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Federal Aviation Administration told a local group of concerned citizens they will have to pay a $100,000 fee to view and distribute information collected from […]

Venice Eco-Fest July 10, 10am-6pm, free Windward Avenue and Ocean Front Walk, Venice www.veniceecofest.org Celebrating green consciousness and all the creativity that it generates, Venice Eco-Fest is back at Venice Beach, with a day-long festival […]

Even though we’re smack dab in the middle of summer film fest, not every hero is sporting bright spandex or touting a deadly weapon. Some heroes are just ordinary people doing all they can to […]

Editor-at-Large Far be it from me to disagree with the New York Times, which called The Clean House by award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl “one of the finest and funniest new plays you’re likely to see,” […]