June 17, 2026
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Santa Monica Wins 2012 Siemens Sustainable Community Award:

Santa Monica is the winner of the 2012 Siemens Sustainable Community Award in the midsize community category (population 50,000-150,000). Santa Monica and fellow 2012 Sustainable Communities Chicago, Illinois (large community category) and Purcellville, Virginia (small […]

Lane Closures or Delays In Santa Monica This Week:

Temporary lane closures and delays are possible during daytime hours Monday through Friday in the following locations: • 3rd Court between Broadway and Arizona Avenue • 2nd Court between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard • […]

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SMPD: Apparent Suicide On PCH:

The Santa Monica Police Dept. reported a dead body was discovered near Pacific Coast Highway between Palisades Park and Santa Monica State Beach at about 9 a.m. Saturday morning. According to Sgt. Richard Lewis: “The […]

Connolly Oyler (far right) with members of his family law practice at Oyler and Woldman. The firm

A Seaside Family Law Practice: Olyer and Woldman:

Many businesses would love to operate out of the Class-A office building on the corner of Ocean and Wilshire Boulevard. Santa Monica’s signature building can be seen by just about anyone who visits the downtown, […]

An artistic rendition of the planned East Wing expansion of the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center. The school announced on Wednesday the wing will cost about $12.3 million to build.

SMC Performing Arts Center To Expand:

There will be more space for cultural appreciation at the The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at Santa Monica College (SMC), as the school announced it will “break ground on a new building that will […]

L-R:  Sara Botsford as Jean

Theatre Review: “Good People” At Geffen Playhouse:

Pulitzer-prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire’s brilliantly written “Good People,” on stage at the Geffen Playhouse in its West Coast premiere, is a comic, but penetrating look behind both sides of the Irish curtain – “Lace […]

A sign posted on the front door of the Common Ground building at Lincoln and Cedar informing the public of its current status. The non-profit’s HYPE programs has re-located to Venice. All other services will remain at the Santa Monica facility.

Common Ground To Move HYPE to Venice:

It appears Sunset Park residents were unable to find any “common ground” with an HIV education facility’s homeless youth program, as the non-profit Common Ground announced this week its intentions to set up its Homeless […]