April 5, 2026
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Healthy Summer Treats Make for Happy Kids

Parents know raising healthy and successful children means more than encouraging learning and praising positive behavior. It also means instilling smart habits from the earliest years to create lifelong practices that promote overall health and […]

Eagle Scouts Grounded in Service

By Staff Writer Sunday June 11 saw four Santa Monica teenagers awarded the highest rank one can earn in the Boy Scouts of America. Harlan Goldman-Belsma, Jacob Hammersly, Quinten D. Rodrigues and Richard Daniel Roberts […]

Tales of a Starchitect

By Susan Cloke Frank Gehry likes to say, “You know, I’m 88.” He was born in Toronto, Canada in 1929. As one of only 30 Jewish families in town at that time, he often found […]

A Message of Peace

By Charlie Trepany A sustainable peace garden and new solar lighting will be unveiled as part of a rededication ceremony for the Chain Reaction sculpture at the Santa Monica Civic Center scheduled for Monday, June […]

SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow). Thane Roberts AIA, Architect, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA, Daniel Jansenson Architect, Samuel Tolkin AIA, Phil Brock, Santa Monica Arts Commission.

SMa.r.t. 6/12/17-6/16/17

How sad it is to journey to Santa Monica and I can’t find it. The open blue sky hides behind canyon walls I look for glimpses of the sun and the sea, but they are […]

Bergamot Area Plan Pushes Ahead

By Jennifer Eden   Santa Monica City Hall’s Council Chamber was pushing its capacity limits Tuesday evening as scores of pro- and anti- Bergamot Revitalization Preliminary Plan advocates jostled for a place at the podium […]

Traffic Jam in Santa Monica | #TrafficSucks

Chella reports on the dire state of traffic in the city of Santa Monica. She cites a recent survey, and Santa Monica residents are is near the top of the charts with the hashtags, “#TrafficSucks”, […]

Beach showers in Santa Monica will continue to flow despite many State Beaches shutting off showers to conserve water.

Water Neutrality Ordinance Takes Effect July 1

On May 9, 2017, as part of the City of Santa Monica’s strategy to achieve water self-sufficiency by 2020, City Council adopted the Water Neutrality Ordinance. The law caps water use for developments to the […]