April 1, 2026
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Theater:

Loveland, solo show with Ann Randolph, through November 13, 8 p.m. Thursdays, $20$25, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 800.838.3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com. The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare’s comedy, presented by KCRW’s Globe Theatre, through […]

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS/ONGOING EVENTS:

Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) is looking for individuals to work as Community Representatives, who will find host families for international students and will work with them and their families. Call Anne Ring, […]

Beach Gourmet: Kaido: Ninja Sushi!:

Kaido Sushi restaurant is a Japanese (no, really?) restaurant, and sushi bar located on Santa Monica Boulevard at Yale, in one of those somewhat innocuous corner mini-malls which always appear to offer very little, but […]

Risks of Work Without a Permit:

“We plan to remodel our bathroom and save some time by not getting a permit from the city. Our contractor said he would do all the work according to code, but our neighbor warned us […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

Car Chase On Friday, October 9, at 7:10 p.m., officers were called to go to the area of 4th Street and Broadway regarding an auto burglary in progress. While they were en-route to the scene […]

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Santa Monica-Malibu PTA Rallies for Measures Y and YY:

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Parent-Teacher Association is recruiting volunteers to make some 20,000 phone calls directly to voters in support of Measures Y and YY on the Nov. 2 ballot. The measures, if passed, […]

A plane takes off from Santa Monica Airport. A test flight-pattern change that redirected single-engine planes over residential areas ended on June 8.

Another Pollution Study at Santa Monica Airport:

The four-day closure of Santa Monica Airport for runway repairs allowed officials the opportunity for air quality testing during the temporary reprieve for neighboring communities. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) left the […]

The City of Santa Monica is promoting a city-wide garage sale day.

First City-wide Yard Sale:

Santa Monica’s Resource Recovery and Recycling (RRR) Division is planning the city’s first ever citywide yard sale for October 23. It will be happening in the front yards of Santa Monica residents’ homes – and […]

SMO Study Finds Noise Impact Minor:

The contentious Santa Monica Airport (SMO) six-month flight path test that sent planes over Santa Monica homes did not greatly impact noise, according to a recent city-funded study. The noise analysis studied the FAA administered […]