December 26, 2025
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City of Santa Monica's waste disposal trucks rest at the Resource Recovery and Recycling headquarters on Michegan Avenue on July 19. As no landfill exists in the Santa Monica

Santa Monica’s Expensive Trash Bill:

Disposing and processing waste gathered in Santa Monica will cost the City about $9.5 million per year for the next five years, and that figure could be higher when factoring in transportation costs. Making matters […]

Chocolate milk

Flavored Milk Ban Considered at Santa Monica Schools:

At their July 20 meeting, members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s (SMMUSD) Board of Education began considering whether to ban flavored milk from all meals served in the district. . A group of […]

New Director for Santa Monica Bus System:

Edward F. King, current executive director of the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, has been chosen to replace Stephanie Negriff as Santa Monica’s new director of the Big Blue Bus, the City’s system of […]

Community Announcements/Ongoing Events:

Santa Monica Tibetan Buddhist Study Group invites you to join them every first and third Thursdays of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. for instruction in Tibetan Buddhist meditation and book study.Open to everyone, […]

Exhibits:

Put a Lid on It, a variety of handmade pots with lids, through July 30, The Clayhouse Studio and Gallery, 2909 Santa Monica Boulevard, 310.828.7071, Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., theclayhousesantamonica.com Gang […]

Music:

July 22 Joe Bressler, Romantic Comedy, Rod Cocker, Pinhead @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Gino Matteo, Guy Davis @ Harvelle’s Olivia May, Tien’s Acoustic @ Bar Pico Jim White @ McCabe’s Lea Grant @ The Talking […]