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SMMUSD to Begin Enrolling New Kindergarten Students for 2018-2019 School Year

January 16, 2018

January 16, 2018

Elementary schools throughout the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will be welcoming resident parents of incoming Kindergarteners to tour the...

Samo Girls Score Well Against PV

January 16, 2018

January 16, 2018

Santa Monica High School (Samo) Friday Jan. 5 hosted Palos Verdes High School (PV) in a non-league girls soccer match...

Beyond the Index: Truth to Power

January 16, 2018

January 16, 2018

By Zoë Muntaner   Former Vice-President Al Gore spoke in Santa Monica on Saturday, Jan. 4, addressing issues of democracy,...

Two Point Loss for SMC

January 16, 2018

January 16, 2018

Santa Monica College (SMC) Friday night Jan. 5 saw SMC host Los Angeles Trade Tech College (Tech) during the crossover...

Santa Monica Found to be the Most Expensive Neighborhood to Rent In

January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

The folks at Zumper have found that Santa Monica ranks #1 in Los Angeles when it comes to the most...

Weed Wars: WeHo Gets the Jump on SaMo, Cashing in on New Legislation

January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

By Jennifer Eden and Samuel Braslow The City of West Hollywood was quick to jump on the legalized-marijuana bandwagon that...

SMa.r.t.-Sacramento Tries to Nuke Santa Monica (again)

January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

By Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA Legislation would see 95 percent of Santa Monica bypass zoning codes. When it first appeared it...

Westside Beat: Al Gore Screens An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power​ at the Aero Theatre

January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018

Chella is on location at the Aero Theatre for the screening of Al Gore’s new documentary, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth...

Santa Monica Symphony Concert to Celebrate the legacy of MLK Jr.

January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018

By Tabitha Hogue Many people think diminishing audiences for classical orchestral concerts is a modern day problem, but in fact,...

Santa Monica Amateur Astronomy Club to Hold Meeting January 12 at 7 pm

January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018

Tonight, Jan 12, 2018 at 7 pm will be on “Cassini’s Grand Finale.” Cassini went out with a great ‘splash’ in...