December 22, 2025
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Santa Monica Looks to Notify More Residents of Developments:

To keep Santa Monica residents better informed of upcoming developments, the City Council directed City staff to look into increasing the minimum area of notification for residents affected by proposed developments, especially larger projects. With […]

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Some Developments Still Not in Compliance in Santa Monica:

In the first annual Development Agreement Compliance Review, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously agreed to find six properties within the city limits to be in compliance with its respective development agreements. However, three developments […]

Community Announcements/Ongoing Events:

ICE at Santa Monica, ice skating through Feb. 15, 12 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 12 to midnight Fridays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays, $10 (includes skates), ICE at Santa Monica […]

Exhibits:

Ain’t, a group show, through Feb. 8, Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.828.0211. Stephen Aldrich, The Time Traveler, Yamamoto Kasao, KAWA+Flow, Stephen Aldrich and Barret Oliver, Photo-Synthesis, through Feb. 19, Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, […]

Music:

January 27 Kathy Leonardo @ Warzawa Restaurant January 28 Peter Case @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Paul Chesne Band @ O’Brien’s Pub El Ten Eleven with Superhumanoids and Special Guest @ Central Social Aid and Pleasure […]

Mina Badie as Liz and James Donovan as Mark in the American Premiere of "Me

Theater Review: Me, As A Penguin:

The American premiere of “Me, As A Penguin,” on stage at the Lost Studio, is a quirky play by English playwright Tom Wells and in the interest of supporting and encouraging new writing talent, as […]

Star Gazing

Star Gazing:

RAVEN NIGHTWOOD, MIRROR ASTROLOGER ARIES You don’t feel like asserting yourself right now. You would like someone else to do the heavy lifting, especially in the realm of personal relationships. Someone you know may fill […]