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Letter to the Editor: Evaluating the new Santa Monica Vacation Rental Law:

March 24, 2016

March 24, 2016

Letter: Everyone in Santa Monica should be aware that there is an enormous amount of money coming in from the licensing and TOT bed tax, far more than money coming in from fines. Substantial money that SMRR, as the leader of the pack in Santa Monica, should insist go towards affordable housing.

Letter to the Editor: Bicycle Safety, We’re Doing it Wrong:

March 24, 2016

March 24, 2016

Letter to the Editor: The City of Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area is doing it wrong. Bicycle lanes are painted throughout neighborhoods and busy thorough fares.

The Latest Santa Monica Sunset Cam with Breathtaking Colors:

March 24, 2016

March 24, 2016

The latest Sunset Cam - breathtaking Santa Monica...

Sustainability: Sharing Electric Cars in Santa Monica: Demand On The Up By Drivers

March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016

Sustainable cars are on the increase in Santa Monica, with a new provider of shared electric vehicles for on-demand drivers (like Uber and Lyft), growing quickly.

Santa Monica’s Cassia Tops OpenTable 100 ‘Hottest Restaurants’:

March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016

Online restaurant reservation site OpenTable today released its list of the 100 "hottest restaurants in America" for 2016, with 17 eateries in the Los Angeles area making the cut.

Meet SMPD for Coffee or Ice Cream, Tomorrow in Santa Monica:

March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016

Join Santa Monica Police Department Neighborhood Resource Officers (Beats 3 & 4) for coffee or dessert and conversation Thursday.

New West Symphony To Present Tchaikovsky Fourth: Concert Will Also Feature Chopin’s Concerto No. 1 Performed By Award-Winning Pianist Ko-Eun Yi

March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016

The New West Symphony will perform Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s towering Symphony No. 4 in three performances March 31, April 1 and April 2. The Masterpiece Series concert, conducted by music director Marcelo Lehninger, will also include music by Frédéric Chopin and local Los Angeles composer Adam Schoenberg.

California Transportation Commission Appoints Susan Bransen As Executive Director:

March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016

Chair Bob Alvarado has announced the appointment of Susan Bransen as Executive Director of the California Transportation Commission, effective April 1, 2016.

Brock on Your Block: Phil & Mac (Video):

March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016

Phil talks with James "Mac" McPherson, lifetime Santa Monica resident and legendary volunteer coach and mentor to hundreds of Santa Monica kids for over 50 years.

California Legislator Introduces Landmark Orca Protection Bill: Will Place into Law SeaWorld’s Historical Announcement to End Orca Captivity

March 22, 2016

March 22, 2016

Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) joined SeaWorld San Diego Park President, John Reilly, and announced that he has re-introduced the Orca Protection and Safety Act that will adopt many of the company’s new commitments into law that was first introduced in 2014.