Santa Monica Assistant City Manager Elaine Polachek to be Honored at State Capitol:
Elaine Polachek, a long-time administrator with the City of Santa Monica, has been chosen as the 2016 “Woman of the Year” for the 50th Assembly District.
OpEd: Who Thought For Ronnie? He Did – With Nancy:
Barely three weeks after Ronald Reagan became the first professional actor ever elected governor of California, in late January 1967, he gave an hour of his time to a small class of Stanford University graduate students led by the great Prof. William Rivers.
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission Elects LA Sanitation’s Enrique C. Zaldivar, P.E. as Governing Board Chair:
LA Sanitation (LASAN) Director and General Manager Enrique C. Zaldivar, P.E., has been elected as the new Chair of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC) Governing Board.
The Time for Good Ideas is Now:
OpEd: It’s not always easy for a good, simple idea to catch on.
The Bronze – This Bronze is Tarnished:
In the Sylvester Stallone tradition of writing and creating an acting vehicle for himself, Melissa Rauch with Winston Rauch, wrote “The Bronze,” with the starring role of Hope Ann Greggory written for Miss Rauch. However, that’s where the similarity ends.
Leading Banking Team Returns to Santa Monica:
A strong team of experienced bankers have raised the banner on their new Santa Monica location, returning to the city to serve the community.
Alert Police Blotter! The latest from Santa Monica PD:
Alert Police Blotter! The latest from Santa Monica PD
Brock on Your Block: Phil Chats With Jim Harris from Santa Monica Pier (Video):
Phil trades stories about the iconic Santa Monica Pier with Jim Harris, Deputy Director of the Pier.
Symphony to Raise the Roof with Latin Flair:
Latin flair will fill the air at Barnum Hall tomorrow evening as the Santa Monica Symphony presents a concert that it feels may be their most fun and exciting program yet.
Internet Gets Go-Ahead for Lightning Residential Speeds: Santa Monica Tops World’s Fastest Residential Broadband
Residents in 10 of Santa Monica’s affordable housing communities will be the first to trial the world’s fastest broadband speeds in their homes after City Council greenlit residential subscription prices that are the cheapest to be found.
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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