Heatwave sparks additional parking restrictions, police patrol By Sam Catanzaro Coastal parking restrictions and active police enforcement have come to Santa Monica to prevent beach crowds as a heatwave coincides with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
In the latest Brock on Your Block, Phil Brock meets Michael Murphy, Santa Monica historian, at the Santa Monica History Museum, to look at some of his fascinating discoveries about our city’s early years.
Confirmed case of measles in an LA County resident who visited several Westside businesses By Staff Writer The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is investigating an additional confirmed case of measles […]
By Staff Writer Assembly Bill 273, the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019, which would end the commercial fur trapping industry in California, cleared a key hurdle today when it passed the Assembly Water, Parks and […]
Library closed temporarily for improvements before big birthday. By Keldine Hull By the early 1900s, as Santa Monica evolved into the city it is today, it was apparent that the Santa Monica Public Library had […]
Over the past few years, the Stanton MacDonald Wright murals at the entrance to Santa Monica City Hall have stirred up a controversy. They were a Works Progress Administration project funded during America’s Great Depression. […]
It’s been almost 41 years since Proposition 13 passed in 1978, lowering property taxes for every home, apartment building, commercial structure, farm and parking lot in California. Through almost all that time, the initiative sponsored […]
Looking at the 10-year financial forecast for Santa Monica. By Tor Marom At this Tuesday’s Santa Monica City Council meeting, staff presented their Ten-Year Financial Forecast for the City of Santa Monica. “We look at […]
City Council recognizes a cluster of century-old homes on 11th Street. By Keldine Hull January 22 marked a momentous day for the numerous people involved in the designation of the 11th Street Bungalows as a […]
Police seeking additional information on Charles Marcell Newman. By Staff Writer On Wednesday, January 23, the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office filed charges on Charles Marcell Newman, a 41-year-old male, for his possible involvement in […]