Council Adopts Potential Zoning Change Document:
Santa Monica has been working on its vision of how the city should develop over the next 20 years since 2004. On July 6 – after six years of review and discussion – Santa Monica’s […]
Theater:
All Cake, No File: The Johnny Cash Prison Tribute Comedy Cooking Show/Concert, a comedy/musical show, with the Johnny Cash tribute band With a Bible and a Gun, through July 31, 9pm Friday-Saturday, Actors Gang, Ivy […]
Star Gazing:
ARIES The course of true love never did run smoothly and your course may seem to be bumpy whether it is a love course or a golf course. But either way, you’re going to eventually […]
Farmers Market Report: Rivas Farms:
It’s all in the family for the Rivas’. Since 1985, the Rivas clan has been growing and picking produce to sell at farmers markets in California. “I was like seven or eight when my grandparents […]
Lookout Points for Safe Senior Driving:
Summertime can conjure up images of vacations and road trips. For seniors, however, driving is often a sensitive issue. Take away their license and they lose a big part of their independence. As we get […]
Alledged Redding Murderer Pleads Not Guilty: Judge Freezes Bank Accounts in Redding Murder Case
A judge froze the bank accounts of three people linked to the slaying of Juliana Redding. Kelly Soo Park, 44, pleaded not guilty at Tuesday’s arraignment for killing the 21-year-old in 2008 whose body was […]
Symbols on Roads Are Victory for Cyclists:
A new marking known as a “sharrow,” short for “shared lane arrow,” was recently installed on 14th Street between Montana and Washington Avenues as a way to remind cyclists and drivers alike that the road […]
Westside Subway Alternatives Narrowed Down:
At the latest local meeting, held July 1, on the progress of Metro’s Westside Subway, Santa Monicans learned that there are now five alternative routes for the subway, two of which run all the way […]
Pico Youth Call For Environmental Justice in Santa Monica:
Members of the Pico Youth and Family Center (PYFC) demonstrated in front of City Hall before the July 1 City Council Draft Land Use and Circulation Element (Draft LUCE) hearing to call for more environmental […]
Bad Ocean Conditions for Holiday Weekend: High Surf and Dangerous Rip Currents Expected
The National Weather Service has posted a High Surf and Hazardous Weather warning for part of southern California in the Los Angeles area including Santa Monica. High surf is expected to develop on exposed south […]
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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