March 22, 2026
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Santa Monica

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday with numerous events planned throughout Los Angeles honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of connection and understanding, including these celebrations in Santa Monica and the Westside. […]

It’s Time to Reevaluate Scooter Rules

When an elderly lady tripped over a scooter lying on the sidewalk a year ago and fractured her hip and elbow, a perfect storm of inadequate City enforcement and dubious corporate behavior in Santa Monica […]

Longtime Santa Monica Cafe Closes

By Kerry Slater A longtime Santa Monica cafe has shut down after two decades serving hungry diners breakfast and lunch staples. Notes posted on the window of Lazy Daisy Cafe Santa Monica – located on […]

Community Corp’s First Project Outside Santa Monica Underway

Groundbreaking for Vista Ballona By Sam Catanzaro Community Corporation Santa Monica (Community Corp) recently broke ground on a 100 percent affordable housing project in Mar Vista, the organization’s first development outside of Santa Monica as […]

SB 50 Revival Sought, With Big Changes

Every time Scott Wiener amends his SB 50 plan to force much higher housing density on virtually all parts of California, it seems a little less onerous for homeowners whose hard-earned life savings are invested […]

Rush Drummer, Lyricist Neil Peart Dies in Santa Monica

Gifted drummer loses battle with brain cancer By Chad Winthrop Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart died this week in Santa Monica from brain cancer, the gifted musician’s family has announced. Peart, who was 67 […]

SMa.r.t. Column: Stay The Course

How would you like to live in a small, already built out, city that, every year,  was building more than its fair share of market-rate and affordable housing, that was trying to reach its water […]