JSX began scheduled flights from Santa Monica Airport to Las Vegas in December 2025 using 30-passenger turboprop aircraft. Service to Scottsdale was added in January 2026. The City of Santa Monica approved the JSX business […]

By CHARLES ANDREWS I HAD IT 20/20 was how they used to measure it when I was a kid in school. If you measured 20/15 or 20/10 – whoa, bragging rights on the playground. Of […]

This is a genuinely sharp question, and the data tells a concerning story that Santa Monica’s housing advocates seem to be treating as a footnote rather than a foundational constraint. The numbers involved actually say […]

The FOSP Board has voted to not apply for a city grant this year. Until 2024-25, the city website Neighborhood Organizations page said, The Neighborhood Organization Grant Program “is designed to provide financial support to […]

If you live in Sunset Park, Pico Neighborhood, or several other Santa Monica neighborhoods, a process is quietly underway that could permanently reshape where you live. It’s framed as a study. But the more you […]

By CHARLES ANDREWS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, MARK CALENDARS The next NO KINGS DAY resistance gathering is March 28, locally in Palisades Park, north end, with Ocean Blvd. closed off. See you there. March 28, STATE […]

Part II: The Stakes Along the Shore  Pull up the City of Santa Monica’s official Coastal Zone map, and the stakes become clear. The red-shaded area stretches from the northern city limit to the Venice […]

Part I: The Bill Nobody Voted For On February 11, 2026, a National Park Service official logged onto a virtual meeting to discuss something extraordinary: whether the federal government should extend its protective reach over […]