October 28, 2025
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Santa Monica Resident Goes Missing at Beach

Update: Lori Bullock-Floyd has been located and is safe, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.  Lori Bullock-Floyd missing after Easter party near Bay Street. By Sam Catanzaro  Lori Bullock-Floyd, a Santa Monica resident, has […]

Brock on your Block: A Mall for Residents

In the latest Brock on your Block, Phil Brock looks at the state of retail on the Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Place. By Phil Brock “Has the Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica […]

MODE: Don’t Downgrade Success!

MODE (Mobility On-Demand Every Day) is a program launched in July 2018 by the Big Blue Bus to serve the transportation needs of Santa Monica’s senior residents. The BBB partnership with LYFT provides seniors with […]

SMPD Officer Drowns in Kauai Tragedy

Rashad Riley remembered by the community.  By Sam Catanzaro A Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) officer died last week while swimming in Hawaii, the SMPD has announced. The Santa Monica Police Officers’ Association (SMPOA) today […]

Third Street Promenade Under Transition

 Joe Fasbinder  One of the things you’ll notice when you come to the Santa Monica Promenade, like 14 to 17 million people do every year, is a change in the number of retailers. A negative […]

Opinion: Can Newsom Housing Campaign Succeed?

It turns out Gov. Gavin Newsom was deadly serious when he insisted as a candidate last year that California needs to build 3.5 million new housing units over the next ten years in order to […]

Lincoln Middle School’s Mr. Obie

50+ years of dedication to students. By Keldine Hull John Obusek has been a teacher for 56 years, 49 of which he’s spent at Lincoln Middle School shaping the young minds of students who fondly […]

Santa Monica Street Vendors Given Legal Pathway

Street food legalized in certain parts of city By Cailley Chella Elote, mango, churros and other street treats are about to be in high supply in Santa Monica. The City mostly prohibited sidewalk vending, until […]